Tell me what you see

[RustyRelics]

What do you notice about this guy, other than the fact that he is dead? Look closely.



Colorised photo of a dead rebel soldier, 1st Manassass.

 

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[smokeythecat]

Someone tried to help him. Oilcloth knapsack under his head, two bloodstained bandages on log and leg. Cartridge box is not over the shoulder, but attached to his belt. He has too much equipment with him.

 

[PullTabSlayer]

As is the case with many civil war pictures, it is staged. They move bodies and place items for the picture.

 

[HIGHSTRUNG]

Is that a coin in his right hand?

 

[Beavertail]

Belt buckle upside down

 

[creskol]

There is a half eaten Vanilla Moon Pie by his left hand!

 

[Hawks88]

He’s got a whole in his neck.

 

[RustyRelics]

Belt buckle upside down

Bingo! I have only seen these "Southern Nation" buckles in photo's twice. I thought that was interesting to see.

 

[RustyRelics]

Call it sadistic, but I comb over photo's of Civil War dead to see if I notice any "changes" i.e someone took there shoes, were they bandaged, are wounds visible, etc. Photo's of the living offer great equipment reference as well.

 

[Kray Gelder]

No offense, and I respect your fascination with battlefield forensics, I think it's disrespectful to use photos of battlefield deaths of young Americans for a quiz.

 

[RustyRelics]

No offense, and I respect your fascination with battlefield forensics, I think it's disrespectful to use photos of battlefield deaths of young Americans for a quiz.

Sure thing. Won't happen again.

 

[Mackaydon]

Cell phone attached to his belt?
Don........

 

[Possum]

Rusty,

I've seen this pic before in one of my civil war mags and I have to agree with Pull tab, this was a staged photo, hence the extra equipment as Smokey pointed out and the cartridge box around his waist with upside down buckle. If not mistaken this young man was restaged for another photograph by the same photographers...

"D"

 

[Digger70pa]

These kind of photos give me a real sense of the horror that war was about. I find them fascinating. It makes me sad at the loss of life. The young men pictured had families. Its amazing that these pictures have the same affect on us as they did on the people who first viewed them over 150 years ago. Shock horror sadness.

 

[moosescout]

The first photo’s of the war were taken at Antietam. (This photo was taken at the Devils Den in Gberg. And was considered staged even back then if I remember correctly) the photo’s were put on display in New York and were credited for putting reality to the war and removing much of the romance.

 

[moosescout]

Also most of the tintype’s were “mirror” image. Some cameras in later 1860’s had “right” image lenses. Thus everything is reversed.

 

[Escape]

Call it sadistic, but I comb over photo's of Civil War dead to see if I notice any "changes" i.e someone took there shoes, were they bandaged, are wounds visible, etc. Photo's of the living offer great equipment reference as well.

Nothing wrong with wha you're doing. In fact I think it's good. You'r learning and expanding your knowledge. Many people at one time thought it was disrespectful to dissect a human body to further medical knowledge. I'm sure some still think that way today. Not me.

 

[Toecutter]

I dont agree with this being disrespectful, we are learning from it... I would welcome more pics of this nature and would participate in any "can you see it" photos, always fun...

 

[RustyRelics]

Nothing wrong with wha you're doing. In fact I think it's good. You'r learning and expanding your knowledge. Many people at one time thought it was disrespectful to dissect a human body to further medical knowledge. I'm sure some still think that way today. Not me.

I just had a funny thought: No offense, but I am taking advice about dead bodies from a clown avatar, lol! Couldn't resist!

 

[Dfxcobb]

agree 100% with pulltab staged photography. This was done on almost all the CW photos we see.(the dead) Like the reporters today..it makes a good story..