Rare Photos of the American Civil War in Color

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2023
  • Step back in time and experience the American Civil War like never before!
    In this mesmerizing video, we delve into history to unveil a collection of rarely-seen photographs from one of the most pivotal moments in American history. Join us as we transport you to the 1860s through the magic of colorization, bringing these black-and-white images to life in stunning detail.
    From battlefields to portraits of iconic figures, each image has been carefully restored to provide a fresh perspective on the American Civil War.
    This video isn't just a feast for the eyes; it's a journey through time and a lesson in history. Whether you're a history buff or simply curious about this transformative era, you'll be captivated by the stories these colorized photos tell.
    With colorization, you'll notice subtleties and nuances that were previously obscured. The uniforms, landscapes, and emotions of the people captured in these photographs come to life in ways you've never imagined.
    Join us on this unique journey through time and witness the American Civil War in all its vivid, colorful glory.
    #civilwar #history #historicalphotos
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  • @jamessandlin-hx9jp
    @jamessandlin-hx9jp Před 7 měsíci +395

    Color makes you feel more like it was not that long ago

    • @kenneth-pc7mf
      @kenneth-pc7mf Před 7 měsíci +12

      True James.

    • @ThePlataf
      @ThePlataf Před 7 měsíci +32

      Actually, it wasn't. My grandfather was a young boy during that war.

    • @erichbaumeister4648
      @erichbaumeister4648 Před 7 měsíci +24

      Mine as well. He remembered the union soldiers coming home. He was five. I am 76.
      No, that war was not so long ago; its repercusions ripple to the present.

    • @jamesrankin9833
      @jamesrankin9833 Před 7 měsíci +10

      It wasn’t long ago, actually a blink! We living in a 24 hour society 😢

    • @victorlewis7940
      @victorlewis7940 Před 7 měsíci

      😮û

  • @johnoneill2986
    @johnoneill2986 Před 5 měsíci +296

    My grandfather fought in this war when he was 15 years old. He died in 1953, aged 103.

    • @hughbrennan9066
      @hughbrennan9066 Před 4 měsíci +38

      I was born in 1951. The end of the Civil War was as close -1865- to my birthdate as WW2's start -1939- is to our time now. Living memory. I met many people who were the children of CW vets.

    • @joeg5414
      @joeg5414 Před 4 měsíci +26

      @@hughbrennan9066 time is weird. it's not as long as it seems

    • @JimD410
      @JimD410 Před 4 měsíci +14

      ​@@joeg5414yeah we just don't live that long it sucks.

    • @JimD410
      @JimD410 Před 4 měsíci +10

      How old are you sir that you grandfather served in civil war? WW2 era?

    • @JimD410
      @JimD410 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@hughbrennan9066Did you know that the soldiers and the children of the soldiers received some type of $ from government and there is still a woman collecting she's 90ish and her father was in late 70s when she was born. Look it up.She may of passed by now but there was a show about her a few years back on TV.

  • @user-xc6wd3hb4s
    @user-xc6wd3hb4s Před 7 měsíci +220

    What I like about the colorized pictures is that they give the impression of actually seeing these events yourself, rather than observing historical photographs.

    • @slacker1
      @slacker1 Před 7 měsíci +11

      Computer program takes white to black...then analyzes all the shades of gray to a specific color.

    • @danieldayton3497
      @danieldayton3497 Před 7 měsíci

      All nonsense you have zero artistic sense ability

    • @mastersnet18
      @mastersnet18 Před 6 měsíci +16

      @@mikeaugustbecause it makes history more relatable, which is the whole point of history.

    • @sallyannwheeler6327
      @sallyannwheeler6327 Před 5 měsíci

      Am sicr! ( For sure!)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️🌎🇺🇸

    • @jimamccracken5783
      @jimamccracken5783 Před 4 měsíci

      Yes, and they place you right into the battle fighting alongside your relatives.

  • @carlosacta8726
    @carlosacta8726 Před 7 měsíci +154

    All of this passed over 150 years ago and still the images tug at one's heart!

    • @jamienichols4786
      @jamienichols4786 Před 4 měsíci

      Its emotional that familys killed each other all over replacing the Republic with a fraudulent govermntal body

    • @Look_At_Past_Present_Future
      @Look_At_Past_Present_Future Před 3 měsíci +2

      That is one of the reasons I love history, but also a motivation to improve. Even if the improvement is not that noticeable at first. It would be cool to go back in time and really understand the consistency over time and any genuine human change over many generations. God Bless!

    • @carlosacta8726
      @carlosacta8726 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@Look_At_Past_Present_Future Thank You and May God bless you as well!!! ...“that these dead shall not have died in vain- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth” President Abraham Lincoln

    • @jimnowak3960
      @jimnowak3960 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Mine too. I am 78 years old. More good men die than any other war put together. What a waste.

    • @jurlinquist
      @jurlinquist Před 3 měsíci +1

      I'm only 31 and it tugged on mine too.. and to think we're headed right back in this direction

  • @thomasgillespie1029
    @thomasgillespie1029 Před 7 měsíci +104

    Having lived in Virginia and other southern States, I know how hot/humid the summers are. It boggles my mind how these men endured the heat in all those wool uniforms . . .

    • @elenwinl9786
      @elenwinl9786 Před 5 měsíci +8

      Too hot in the summer and not thick enough to be warm in the winter.

    • @timothymaxey2075
      @timothymaxey2075 Před 4 měsíci +5

      I live in Columbia, SC. Yankees came here, burned the place down and left. It was too hot for them here.

    • @rebeccamorris3955
      @rebeccamorris3955 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Most soldiers did not have uniforms

    • @daren7889
      @daren7889 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@timothymaxey2075Get over it you lost! Move on !

    • @johngaither9263
      @johngaither9263 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Union uniforms were wool. Most confederate uniforms were cotton.

  • @RedHorseCebu
    @RedHorseCebu Před 7 měsíci +202

    As a Virginia resident, I must say that the amount of Civil War history near me is amazing. I take my dogs out to the Bull Run battlefield at least once a week and I try to imagine what took place there. Great job on presenting these colored photos.

    • @MrChewbone69
      @MrChewbone69 Před 7 měsíci +6

      Virginia enjoys the adulation of containing the most civil war battles and skirmishes than any other state, north OR south.

    • @tennesseeridgerunner5992
      @tennesseeridgerunner5992 Před 7 měsíci +1

      It's the same down here as well.

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay Před 7 měsíci

      ADULATION ? CONDOLENSES SURELY ?@@MrChewbone69

    • @46FreddieMercury91
      @46FreddieMercury91 Před 7 měsíci +6

      You should get a metal detector, see what digs up

    • @tennesseeridgerunner5992
      @tennesseeridgerunner5992 Před 7 měsíci +1

      ​@@46FreddieMercury91 I have quite a few artifacts, from a cannonball to buttons. I also have alot of spent Minie' balls from in and around the battlefield of Resaca Georgia. You can't swing a cat around this part of the nation without hittin' some place of historical significance.

  • @shirleybalinski4535
    @shirleybalinski4535 Před 7 měsíci +59

    My G grandfather was born at the tail end of the Civil War(1864). Another relative was a Major in the Union forces( Taylor). It is remarkable that time is relative. Folks tend to view this as ancient history. It was only 74 years from the end of Civil War until start of WW2(1939). It has now been 78 years since the conclusion of WW2.

    • @bobblowhard8823
      @bobblowhard8823 Před 7 měsíci +1

      My, how time flies.

    • @homebuiltedmmachines9471
      @homebuiltedmmachines9471 Před 7 měsíci +12

      I am 74 yrs, I was raided in a house in N.C. that was built in 1843 (prior to the Civil War). There were/is evidence of the war remaining in that house. So for me I can relate a very small amount to my ancestors and their struggles. I have observed that it take about 80 to 100 years for history to start repeating it self, as humans we are very slow learners. We are approaching that time from WWII !! I fear greatly what is in our future.

    • @outthere9370
      @outthere9370 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Well said!

    • @heatherIsla
      @heatherIsla Před 7 měsíci +5

      My great grandfather was born in VA in 1866. I was born in 1974 so I am not even fifty years old yet. You are so right, the Civil War was not very long ago at all.

    • @Dick_Sanormus
      @Dick_Sanormus Před 6 měsíci +3

      Just found out my great great grandfather served in Company C 50th Illinois Infantry. Guess he always told stories about the march to the sea with Sherman and fought at battle of Reseca. Only 17 years old..just amazes me what him and other "kids" had to endure at such a young age

  • @gazza9463
    @gazza9463 Před 7 měsíci +39

    A little known fact for you.
    95% of the cloth that made up the uniforms of both sides was manufactured in Morley near LEEDS , West Yorkshire , ENGLAND.
    Some of the mills that supplied the material still stand to this day.
    However none are engaged in the business of cloth.
    Instead they have,for the most part, been converted into apartments.

    • @outthere9370
      @outthere9370 Před 7 měsíci +7

      Amazing fact! Thank you for that.

    • @hmq9052
      @hmq9052 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Home of the Orbit nightclub

    • @jcm9356
      @jcm9356 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Cloth, cotton, etc, made England want the South to win.

  • @armandocardona4478
    @armandocardona4478 Před 8 měsíci +127

    It's amazing how contemporary the photos look especially the faces.

    • @joshthemediocre7824
      @joshthemediocre7824 Před 7 měsíci +13

      It wasn't but 160 years ago, i have trees in my yard older than that.

    • @user-eb5cb6ud1p
      @user-eb5cb6ud1p Před 6 měsíci +4

      @@joshthemediocre7824 👍The people saying it was "so long ago" forget that 160 years is only 2 decent human lifetimes.

    • @laurenurban3942
      @laurenurban3942 Před 6 měsíci +1

      The people look miserable and they were miserable.

    • @furkelnurkel
      @furkelnurkel Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@laurenurban3942 most dont look miserable and its war

    • @ac8907
      @ac8907 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@laurenurban3942
      No, I don’t find it.
      They have nice faces

  • @robvangessel3766
    @robvangessel3766 Před 7 měsíci +20

    One of the details Hollywood misses in westerns and civil war flicks is the characteristic bagginess of their clothes. Mid-19th century pants, shirts, and coats were sold as one-size-fits-all. The reason they often look like they're in potato sacks.

    • @damionkeeling3103
      @damionkeeling3103 Před 3 měsíci

      Earlier too. There's a series of photos of Napoleonic veterans in their uniforms and half of them had baggier pants because they're made of wool and wool is a fairly baggy material.

    • @michaelbrinkers1145
      @michaelbrinkers1145 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Plus, despite lacking health/medical advantages we have today, they were in better shape...... no obesity from synthetic foods.

    • @robvangessel3766
      @robvangessel3766 Před 3 měsíci

      I doubt that.The average natural lifespan was way, way lower. Both for men and women Aside from diseases and filth common in the day, they ate lots of bad fatty food (tons of beef), and more, steady intakes of alcohol because of bad water - particularly in urban areas where resevoirs were contaminated, and fesces and urine were all over the place (tossed on the streets, all mixed with horse manure).@@michaelbrinkers1145

    • @wg8859
      @wg8859 Před 3 měsíci

      ??

    • @wg8859
      @wg8859 Před 3 měsíci

      (Wool)??

  • @tedcabana
    @tedcabana Před 6 měsíci +53

    Such beautifully clarified photos. So much detail in their faces, their clothes, the grass, and all that environment surrounding them. Amazing restoration! Thank you for preserving this epic time in American history.

  • @raycope2086
    @raycope2086 Před 7 měsíci +46

    Magnificent, and so very tragic.
    I always preferred to look at old photographs and old films in the original black and white, because I really appreciated the use of light and shadow, but seeing these old civil war photographs , now in colour, really brought those terrible losses home to me.
    These kids could have lived in my street, ( Belfast, Northern Ireland ) could have drank in pubs close to me, or could have danced in the same dancehalls or discos as I did when I was a kid too.
    My part of this UK went through a form of civil war too, in a way.
    It's referred to as " The Troubles " ( a very unfortunate, and inappropriate euphemism for an obscene and barbarous period of time, when madness reigned ) and already people are studying " old " photographs, and " old " film of young men and old men just like those in your collection.
    Two hundred odd years later and we've learned nothing, as we could be standing on the brink of nuclear annhialiation right now.
    Thank you for the work you do in restoring and collecting these old photographs and documentation, and of course instilling new life into them by your colourisation.
    I wish you rainbows, to all involved in the process.

    • @KennethMachnica-vj3hf
      @KennethMachnica-vj3hf Před 6 měsíci

      Some of your relatives or neighbors may have participated in the war. Lincoln needed massive amounts of cannon fodder to conquer the south. So what he did was force them into the union army so they could go and murder southerners and steal and/or burn their houses and property

    • @scottw5315
      @scottw5315 Před 6 měsíci

      I don't think there will be nuclear war as the consequences are too devastating. Having said that, I think we will see the end of wars of conquest. Putin is learning a hard lesson in Ukraine. We will still have conflicts due to terrorists and other things which may not know of until they appear in the future.

  • @eveoakley6270
    @eveoakley6270 Před 7 měsíci +14

    I have an ancestor, Lieutenant John Blagg who fought in this war. Some of his descendants came to England in the 1800s to work in shop yards and the mines.

  • @johnstephen2869
    @johnstephen2869 Před 7 měsíci +51

    Absolutely marvellous historical pictures. An enormous amount of painstaking work has been done for us and future generations to learn about man’s folly. The 650000 lives lost, especially in a country so young, is very sad. Well done guys.

    • @user-te1tp5qg6n
      @user-te1tp5qg6n Před 6 měsíci +3

      they won't learn it in school, it will be up to us to pass it along. That's why books about history with photos are so very important

    • @scottw5315
      @scottw5315 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Our bloodiest conflict. Even far more impactful considering the population was around thirty million.

    • @GaryEllington-dy8li
      @GaryEllington-dy8li Před 6 měsíci +2

      Sadly, those who forget or turn away from history are bound to repeat it 😢.

  • @wadafuttshowprolem7998
    @wadafuttshowprolem7998 Před 7 měsíci +27

    That shot of Robert Downey Jr. reading at 6 minutes is downright phenomenal

  • @davidweber5833
    @davidweber5833 Před 7 měsíci +54

    WWII was as long ago as the Civil War was during the time of WWII. 80 years. But we look at World War 2 as modern warfare, broadly defined. One reason is because of motion pictures. If motion pictures had been around during the Civil War, it would seem closer to us-even without tanks and aircraft.

    • @user-eb5cb6ud1p
      @user-eb5cb6ud1p Před 7 měsíci +12

      And the Revolutionary War was another 80 years before the Civil War. Makes you wonder …. ?

    • @halburd1
      @halburd1 Před 7 měsíci

      don't even get me going on how the 2nd pelloponesian war will be the reverse of the coming WW3 vs china that kills 2.5 billion.

    • @jimbo6413
      @jimbo6413 Před 7 měsíci +4

      Read a while back that more than a few historians consider the Civil War to be the last Napoleonic war and the first modern war. Sort of makes a certain amount of sense.

    • @flightographist
      @flightographist Před 6 měsíci +2

      People would go to have picnics to observe the battles and take photographs, this was the first 'all in' war, trenches, unrelenting civil bombardment, serious propaganda and photojournalism were born.

    • @SanityTV_Last_Sane_Man_Alive
      @SanityTV_Last_Sane_Man_Alive Před měsícem

      no, its because we still use the same stuff we did in ww2. planes, battleships, carriers, long range artillery. They used single shot flintlock rifles in the civil war.

  • @justlivin404
    @justlivin404 Před 7 měsíci +6

    The coloring brings these men to life. Can't imagine what hardships and horrors they saw in war. The day when we humans can live in peace and not kill each other.

  • @kevintorgrimson8529
    @kevintorgrimson8529 Před 7 měsíci +12

    Native American Lieutenant Colonel Ely S. Parker with Ulysses Grant at 1:59. I only know that as I had toresearch; didn't realize their was such a high ranking Native American officer back then. Impressive!

    • @kevinjohnson-lf3kj
      @kevinjohnson-lf3kj Před 7 měsíci +2

      Parker was on Grants Staff..Was in Appomattox Court House day Lee surrendered.

    • @Dick_Sanormus
      @Dick_Sanormus Před 6 měsíci +3

      There was also a Cherokee Indian general in the Confederate army who was the only Indian to obtain rank of general on both sides and was the very last Confederate general to surrender I believe, wanting to continue to fight..his name was Stand Watie...one of the lesser knowns about slavery is how many slaves the Cherokees owned and brought with them to Oklahoma..they were 1 of the largest slave holders in country

  • @gregb6469
    @gregb6469 Před 7 měsíci +33

    Those aren't just General Lee's aides, those are two of his sons.

    • @yannschonfeld5847
      @yannschonfeld5847 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Actually, it's his son Custis on his left and on his right, Col. Walter Taylor.

    • @gregb6469
      @gregb6469 Před 6 měsíci

      @@yannschonfeld5847-- Perhaps the caption of the photo I saw in a book was inaccurate.

  • @alanarscott
    @alanarscott Před 7 měsíci +39

    Amazing... really brought those old photos to life like never before.

  • @Baskerville22
    @Baskerville22 Před 8 měsíci +11

    The photo at 3.15 - "Scouts and Guides of the Army of the Potomac, Brady Station, VA". Should be, "Brandy Station".
    At 7.36, the "Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse" should be 9 April 1865, not 1965.

  • @blairtinkle4563
    @blairtinkle4563 Před 7 měsíci +17

    These pictures are not old. This country is very young. We stand to lose this great experiment if we do not learn the lessons depicted in these pictures not long ago.

    • @bobstone8667
      @bobstone8667 Před 7 měsíci +2

      As the old saying goes, HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF!

    • @kaninma7237
      @kaninma7237 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@bobstone8667 Some say it rhymes rather than repeats.

    • @ladavidson9269
      @ladavidson9269 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@kaninma7237heard that said this morning

  • @Tina-oq3di
    @Tina-oq3di Před 7 měsíci +21

    This is a beautiful video. The pictures of ancestors and strangers being colorized helps to allow ppl to see them as real ppl and just black and white figures. It shows their eye colour and their expressions so younger ppl understand they were real living breathing ppl. Excellent work.

    • @TheHistoryLounge
      @TheHistoryLounge  Před 7 měsíci +2

      Thanks, Tina - I agree! Even though there’s no way to know how accurate the colorization is, it still makes everything seem more “real” and present. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

  • @thomaskalbfus2005
    @thomaskalbfus2005 Před 4 měsíci +2

    The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse was mislabeled at April 9th, 1965, it occurred on 1865, just pointing that out. 1965 was two years before I was born!

  • @lesgriffiths8523
    @lesgriffiths8523 Před 7 měsíci +19

    WW2 450000 US dead , WW1 160000 , Vietnam 58000 , Korea ?50000 ...then there was the Spanish-American War, Irag, and Afghanistan.......about the same KIA as the immense number of young men who died in the US Civil War....what terrible carnage. Excellent photographs. Thank you from Australia.
    Les Griffiths

    • @azure6392
      @azure6392 Před 7 měsíci +4

      Some 3000 lives lost in 9/11 Trade Center. We didn't get out of Iraq until another 3000 were dead. Untold number of disabled casualties. Battlefield injuries are often 2-3 per death. Then we've got later casualties with cancer and deformed babies from breathing spent uranium dust that is everywhere there, combined with a huge number of vaccines given in rapid succession.
      Guess we showed them who's who, huh?

    • @donaldpate1863
      @donaldpate1863 Před 7 měsíci

      These photos are from the 3rd American Civil War! Horrible! And very soon the fourth one will be far worse!

    • @johnathandaviddunster38
      @johnathandaviddunster38 Před 7 měsíci

      More Americans have been killed BY Americans in AMERICA than ALL the foreign wars combined that Americans have fought in , mainly thanks to the second amendment .....

    • @trumplostlol3007
      @trumplostlol3007 Před 7 měsíci +2

      There are always politicians out there who are more than willing to sacrifice the lives of the innocent ones to achieve whatever goal they want to achieve. History will always repeat. It is only a matter of place and time.

    • @richardmason902
      @richardmason902 Před 7 měsíci

      Unfortunately@@trumplostlol3007

  • @Ouwkackemann
    @Ouwkackemann Před 7 měsíci +12

    Surrender in 1965?
    Man, I wasn´t aware that the war took this long!

    • @Ouwkackemann
      @Ouwkackemann Před 7 měsíci +1

      😄@@WindLake

    • @thierrydesu
      @thierrydesu Před 7 měsíci +1

      And no photo of JFK's funeral after he was shot by rebels.

    • @liamsandal6360
      @liamsandal6360 Před 7 měsíci

      The owner of this channel must have been dropped on his cranium as a child.

    • @samilturnali3875
      @samilturnali3875 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@thierrydesu 😅😅😅

  • @kathy.7475
    @kathy.7475 Před 4 měsíci +3

    My father-in-law was born in 1911. His grandfather fought for the Union and survived Andersonville prison. These color photos make it seem so real, as if I were there.

  • @phillipsmith4501
    @phillipsmith4501 Před 5 měsíci +7

    In 1988 always a civil war Buff visited all the civil war parks i could it was a very humbling thing im australian who has friends in Arkansas and for 3 months we visited gettysburge , vicksburg , pea ridge you name it even the court house at apamatix and it left me very sad to even think of the suffering and the thought that those men rotted in a field for 3 months god bless them all .

    • @johngaither9263
      @johngaither9263 Před 3 měsíci

      I saw that photo before in black and white. The caption then claimed they were men killed at Chancellorsville in May of 1863 and were recovered for burial after the Wilderness battle of May 1864. I cannot know which description is correct.

    • @SanityTV_Last_Sane_Man_Alive
      @SanityTV_Last_Sane_Man_Alive Před měsícem

      and just 3 years ago, trump killed twice as many as the entire war...

  • @iamnotamushroom2880
    @iamnotamushroom2880 Před 3 měsíci +9

    Looking at these photos in color is amazing. The detail is incredible.
    But just looking at the people knowing they are all long gone. What were they thinking? What were their dreams? Who were their loved ones? Many questions I have.
    Thank you for sharing this.
    For me it was a humbling experience.

  • @anatoliy3323
    @anatoliy3323 Před 7 měsíci +9

    As for me the Civil War is the most significant event in the USA history... thanks for your photos video, sir💯👍

    • @johnny.3693
      @johnny.3693 Před 7 měsíci

      To say the least. Look where we are at now.

    • @xrxs1020
      @xrxs1020 Před 3 měsíci

      @@johnny.3693 Nonsense versus common sense.

  • @danielwarnes7231
    @danielwarnes7231 Před 7 měsíci +19

    I think I have seen all of these in BW before, but was really interesting to see with color. Changes the perspective a lot.

  • @NowPleaseReadThis
    @NowPleaseReadThis Před 7 měsíci +18

    Imagine how lousy these photos would be if they used pixelated photos that could not be blown up bigger without great loss of clarity. The grain numbers on these large plates were enormous thank goodness. Imagine how the old letters and documents would not even exist if they were email and digital files.
    It's pretty ironic that photography in it's earliest forms was superior, also how garbage modern phone connections can be at times compared to old landlines "I'm gonna hafta call you back - you're breaking up"

  • @mr.kite0535
    @mr.kite0535 Před 4 měsíci +5

    How can they be so clear besides the great color? These are incredible!

    • @johngaither9263
      @johngaither9263 Před 3 měsíci

      The photographic process, lenses, film and natural light all combined to create an image that can be enlarged almost infinitely and not loose focus or be disturbed by pixels. More detail is evident in civil war era photography than most happening today.

  • @Peachy08
    @Peachy08 Před 5 měsíci +8

    I live next to one of the biggest most well preserved battle sites still in existence. Pickets Mill Battlefield in Paulding county Georgia. My house is probably on part of the areas where the battle was fought. Every year at different times they do reenactment ceremonies with the cannons etc... A lot of men died on this ground I walk on. It feels sad when I am sitting and thinking about what all went on.

    • @connietreloar2102
      @connietreloar2102 Před 5 měsíci

      I’ve been there and it felt very present because the battlefield was relatively small and the landscape probably hadn’t changed much since then.

  • @benweikert6512
    @benweikert6512 Před 7 měsíci +4

    My dad was raised at the trostle house and I was born and raised in Gettysburg. What a unique place

  • @robintst
    @robintst Před 8 měsíci +29

    Even if the AI got some of the tones a little off, it's more than a little chilling and sobering to see photos this old and from such a tumultuous time in our country's history colorized and with such clarity.

    • @TheHistoryLounge
      @TheHistoryLounge  Před 8 měsíci +11

      Thanks for your comments, @robinkom. I agree... While the colorization is not perfect, I believe seeing these images "in color" really adds a perspective to these old photos that I've never seen before.

    • @tonymoto1188
      @tonymoto1188 Před 7 měsíci +4

      @@TheHistoryLounge Restoring them as they were meant to be seen would be better but younger generation can't process B&W

    • @HilaryB.
      @HilaryB. Před 7 měsíci +5

      ​@@tonymoto1188I doubt if they were MEANT to be seen in black and white, they just didn't have the technology for colour photographs. I also think people of all ages can relate better to colour photos, simply because real life isn't black and white. I'm not young and it brings them to life for me.

    • @TheHistoryLounge
      @TheHistoryLounge  Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@tonymoto1188 I believe you are correct on both points. Unfortunately, the time to fully restore each photo would be time-prohibitive. Thanks again for your comments.

  • @stevelangstroth5833
    @stevelangstroth5833 Před 7 měsíci +5

    My paternal great great grandfather was in the Quartermasters Division of the Union Army. He was a 'wagon train captain' in charge of 10 wagons. I can't help but wonder if he was in the picture of the wagon train at Petersberg, VA.

  • @navydogsadventures3500
    @navydogsadventures3500 Před 3 měsíci +2

    The color makes a huge difference.

  • @johnshaw4137
    @johnshaw4137 Před 3 měsíci +2

    This is awesome. Old pictures when put into color seem a lot more crisp than todays pictures

  • @amaree9732
    @amaree9732 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Very well curated. Seeing some of those eighteenth century faces so clear and colorized, it struck me how alike they appear like the folks I see on the street everyday. I wonder what they'd think of us?

    • @TheHistoryLounge
      @TheHistoryLounge  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Great point. I think the same thing when I see so many of these old faces.

    • @gregb6469
      @gregb6469 Před 7 měsíci +3

      The 18th century was the 1700s.

    • @amaree9732
      @amaree9732 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@gregb6469 You know what I mean... Poindexter.

    • @gregb6469
      @gregb6469 Před 7 měsíci +5

      @@amaree9732-- Then why didn't you type what you meant?

    • @amaree9732
      @amaree9732 Před 7 měsíci +5

      ​@@gregb6469 Because I knew it would smoke out the Poindexters.

  • @jimamccracken5783
    @jimamccracken5783 Před 4 měsíci +3

    My Grandfather was Sgt Philemon H McCracken CO K 50Th PA Vol Inf.
    He severed the full war and was wounded at South Mountain but remained with his Company.
    He crossed Burnsides Bridge and fought that battle. Was present on the Battlefield for the dedication of the Gettysburg monument.
    I am sorry I don't have any photos of him during that period. Love your videos very well done.

    • @Mondegreen2020
      @Mondegreen2020 Před 3 měsíci +1

      You grandfather's name was Phil McCracken?

    • @ohreally8929
      @ohreally8929 Před 2 měsíci

      @@Mondegreen2020 Yep, and some of his other relatives include:
      Ben Dover
      Hugh Janus
      Mike Rotch
      Buster Highman
      Harry Pecker
      Seymour Hiney

  • @johncollins3391
    @johncollins3391 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Colour certainly brings events and people more to life.

  • @adrienebailey9010
    @adrienebailey9010 Před 7 měsíci +8

    This was wonderful. I love seeing these pictures in color it makes it more believable. Some of these soldiers were children, how sad.

  • @stannesk
    @stannesk Před 7 měsíci +18

    Really exciting and interesting. Thanks for offering a great and unique insight into the past that was almost invisible as far as photos are concerned.

  • @fredmcveigh9877
    @fredmcveigh9877 Před 5 měsíci +10

    Some of the best pictures i've seen of the American Civil war. The clarity on some of them is incredible topped off by colourisation which is also fabulous.

  • @Cathy-kk6lo
    @Cathy-kk6lo Před 3 měsíci +2

    Color really brings these old photos to life!! Well done.

  • @thomasjorge4734
    @thomasjorge4734 Před 7 měsíci +2

    I believe the last Confederate and Union Veterans died in 1958 and 1959 repectively.
    Absolutely Amazing!

    • @TheHistoryLounge
      @TheHistoryLounge  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Wow - that's crazy to imagine. 1959 just doesn't seem that long ago!

  • @jec1ny
    @jec1ny Před 8 měsíci +10

    Great images and quite haunting. One minor correction. @ 2:23 the image is obviously staged and was from sometime later in the war as the Union Army did not allow blacks to enlist until 1863.

  • @vickisawyer7405
    @vickisawyer7405 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Why are all these comments so critical? I'd like to see some real pics from the civil war from all of your critics. I like the photos, they were real enough for me. Thank you for your work. And I know that pics from the south are much harder to come by.

  • @GayJayU26
    @GayJayU26 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Over here in the UK they are mostly just names, but the colour really brings to life people we have only heard about.

  • @karlschuch5684
    @karlschuch5684 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Very surprised to learn that the surrender at Appomattox wasn’t until 1965, that’s one hell of a long war!

  • @lanced3256
    @lanced3256 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I get lost in these pictures. The color is amazing and really brings to life and humanize these brave soldiers. Thank you for bringing this to us
    Much appreciated
    Best wishes

  • @W7DSY
    @W7DSY Před 8 měsíci +7

    Whoever said it said it best: "War is serious business." The photo of Cold Harbor, I've been there, and I tell you if you didn't believe in ghosts before you went, you may well reconsider your belief after visiting.

    • @markferguson5652
      @markferguson5652 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Nah. General Smedley Butler said it better, "War is a racket".

    • @paddyoak1
      @paddyoak1 Před 3 měsíci

      Same with Gettysburg. That place is HAUNTED

  • @garymorris1856
    @garymorris1856 Před 6 měsíci

    It is great to see the amazingly clear and vivid photographs that are 160 years old.

  • @marksauck3399
    @marksauck3399 Před 7 měsíci +2

    One sense we can never experience is that of the smells, orders and fragrances of that time. What did battle fields smell like a couple days latter? I can’t imagine the ungodly stink of that much dead. Animal and human in hot summer heat. People didn’t always clean themselves and foods didn’t last long before going bad. When you get right down to it, if someone today could go back in time to that period, just the filth alone would shock you. Pigs roamed the streets of these cities and I can’t imagine the number of rats every where. It’s why the north developed the sanitation commission. So many died of illness to disease. Much of the death from the war was from disease and sickness. The medical practice back then was barbaric. These color pictures look beautiful but you can’t really get the real effect of the life of that time period.

  • @2758758
    @2758758 Před 7 měsíci +4

    a lot of people still fighting this war and hoping for another one...

  • @docloftis
    @docloftis Před 7 měsíci +11

    The Sherman photo...the 2 decorated soldiers...one on each end..noticed one missing an arm...wow

    • @jimlackie181
      @jimlackie181 Před 7 měsíci +3

      That was Gen O.O. Howard.

    • @TD-np6ze
      @TD-np6ze Před 7 měsíci

      Sherman's tactics of burning and destroying everything was dreadful -- but became an effective effort in bringing horrible war to an end...
      Never could understand WHY dirt-poor families in South sent their sons as Cannon Fodder for the RICH?
      ...kinda like how cannot understand WHY ruSSian Peasant SERFS sending sons to DIE for POOH-STAL-IN?

    • @Ken-fh4jc
      @Ken-fh4jc Před 7 měsíci +3

      I think that one was my favorite too. The look on Sherman’s face says not to be fucked with.

  • @Havilah_Springs
    @Havilah_Springs Před 7 měsíci +5

    I don't think the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse took place in 1965 {time stamp at 7:32)

  • @MrCrowebobby
    @MrCrowebobby Před 7 měsíci +1

    As a born coward, I'll never understand the bravery of the youngsters who fought in these wars.

  • @user-gb6re9eg3i
    @user-gb6re9eg3i Před 5 měsíci

    It's even more incredible when you see this history in color!

  • @crewelocoman5b161
    @crewelocoman5b161 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Absolutely stunning. Thank you for posting these restored historical photographic documents. Just take a second look at your captions though...I saw 1964 and 1965 🤔

  • @tangoseal1
    @tangoseal1 Před 3 měsíci +46

    Lee was one of the greatest war minds that ever lived. History proved this regardless of the outcome.

    • @carolyndobry785
      @carolyndobry785 Před 3 měsíci

      No he really wasn’t. His stubborn Virginia centric mindset cost the south control of the Mississippi. He refused to send troops to help them say Vicksburg and many other times. Also, his show boat tactics were not actually good strategy, and got a lot of his men killed, which was problematic because he did not have the men to spare. He was never a great general and this bullshit lost cause rewrite of history needs to stop.

    • @Mr.Byrnes
      @Mr.Byrnes Před 3 měsíci +6

      No, not even close. History proved he lost

    • @tangoseal1
      @tangoseal1 Před 3 měsíci +5

      @@Mr.Byrnes That isnt the nature of being a great leader, losing or winning doesn't define. The loss was due to the inability of the south to continue manufacturing the goods, munitions, and food, not to mention the men needed to continue the war effort. If Lee had the forces and the supplies he needed he would have no doubt more than likely won the war. This was a war of attrition and unfortunately the south didn't have the numbers the north did. If you actually studied history you would understand this but you clearly do not based on your instant lack of information reply. I am replying to your comment not for you but for others that read it.

    • @timeouthumanity2067
      @timeouthumanity2067 Před 3 měsíci

      @@Mr.Byrnes Lee won nearly every battle. Even the countless times he was vastly outnumbered, he kicked the North's ass - the North used foreign fighters (Germans and Irish slaves basically) to win b/c they were beat so bad. The Civil War was David vs Goliath and David kicked Goliath's ass all the way from the beginning until the very, very end. It was the North/Federal governments advantage to have a pool of endless fighters. The South just had Americans fighting. Lincoln and the Queen of England conspired to starve my ancestors in Ireland and ship us over here to fight their disgusting war that they provoked and initiated. The North still refused to abolish African slavery even after the War until they were forced to. They never fought this war to "end slavery". If that were the case, they woulnd't have fought so hard to refuse after the damn war ended. The North was too busy genociding the Indians after the Civil War (Shermans "Final Solution" - yes he called it that and yes Hitler got this phrase from the Northern General - 1865-1910, years after Civil War last Inidians were sent to concentration camps to die) and enslaving the Chinese to build Lincoln's railway system.

    • @Mr.Byrnes
      @Mr.Byrnes Před 3 měsíci +6

      @@timeouthumanity2067 Lee was fighting incompetence personified, and no he lost at Antietam to McClellan. Which is also pretty embarrassing

  • @petercristo992
    @petercristo992 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Fantastic. These photos should be shown in all American Middle Schools. 🇺🇲

  • @dannycrockett9878
    @dannycrockett9878 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The picture of the dead horses at Gettysburg brought to my memory that I had once written a story in college about a Civil War horse. During the 4 year conflict, 1.5 million horses were killed in service.

    • @forestman2382
      @forestman2382 Před 3 měsíci

      The use of horses and animals in the thousands of years of war was the most severe form of animal abuse imaginable
      Millions and millions of animals endured unimaginable suffering and death for the sake of human insanity and for the ones who survived they were often killed and eaten when they could no longer be " useful"

  • @tmp123451000
    @tmp123451000 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Dang I didn't know the civil war was just the union.

  • @steffifewkes2087
    @steffifewkes2087 Před 8 měsíci +7

    I really enjoyed this videos. Thank you so much.😊

  • @daren7889
    @daren7889 Před 4 měsíci

    Western MARYLANDER here! I visit both Antietam and Gettysburg Battlefields frequently! What many people don't know is that 8 women fought in the single, bloodiest, one day battle of the Civil War! 7 fought for the Union , 2 as young as 15 years of age! A dead Confederate woman was found on the Cornfield by a Massachusetts Burial party. 23,000 died in a single day! 🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇸💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙

  • @randystone4903
    @randystone4903 Před 7 měsíci +1

    These pictures say more to me than any 10 hour long documentaries. I grew up with stories about how the "War of Northern Aggression" as Grandma used to say ruined family fortunes and many relatives died. Believe me I'm glad the Union won over the Southern states that fought to maintain slavery. Keeping slavery going is written into the Confederate Constitution if anyone wants to argue about that.

    • @chuckwest7045
      @chuckwest7045 Před 7 měsíci +1

      The Union never declared war for the purpose of ending slavery if anyone wants to argue about that.

    • @connietreloar2102
      @connietreloar2102 Před 5 měsíci

      It was about the expansion of slavery in order for the South to maintain political power. Letters from northern solders made it clear they were not fighting to free black families. A complicated an tragic time for all. @@chuckwest7045

  • @marywinn8953
    @marywinn8953 Před 7 měsíci +5

    All these young men dying is so sad.

  • @glennrishton5679
    @glennrishton5679 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Anyone interested in analysis of Civil War photographs in depth should look for books by William Frassanito.

  • @af-np4pg
    @af-np4pg Před 7 měsíci +1

    Magically they bring history right before you.

  • @connywelch5192
    @connywelch5192 Před 4 měsíci

    Oh My Goodness, colorizing thee. From dark and gray truly does make viewing these hit home! Thank You Very Much

  • @toddarnold4756
    @toddarnold4756 Před 7 měsíci +4

    Sorry to be picky, but it's Potomac River, NOT Potomic...

  • @paulhallstrom8931
    @paulhallstrom8931 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Fantastic! A time travel and very skillful done.

  • @stevenedwards2532
    @stevenedwards2532 Před 3 měsíci

    This is amazing! I've never seen photos like these. I felt immersed in the experience of seeing these people from so long ago looking like they could be my neighbors or friends today - the color sure brings the people and things to life. Great work on this. Keep up the great content!

  • @TUCOtheratt
    @TUCOtheratt Před 7 měsíci +1

    Top notch production!👍

  • @steve8421
    @steve8421 Před 8 měsíci +10

    Very impressive.

  • @sopamarucha2388
    @sopamarucha2388 Před 7 měsíci +4

    When real White Men had mustache

  • @lesthiele4921
    @lesthiele4921 Před 7 měsíci +1

    It still amazes me, how many young men died in this conflict, I have been interestec in the ACW for many years, very best regards from Australia

  • @12345robjohn
    @12345robjohn Před 4 měsíci

    I’m a Rhode Islander and our state contributed. Nice to see the reference.

  • @pdk9capt104
    @pdk9capt104 Před 8 měsíci +9

    To address this concern, the Secret Service was established in 1865 as a bureau in the Treasury Department to suppress widespread counterfeiting. After the assassination of President McKinley in 1901, the Secret Service was tasked with the full-time protection of the President of the United States

    • @Ken-fh4jc
      @Ken-fh4jc Před 7 měsíci

      They are part of Homeland Security now.

  • @gitfoad8032
    @gitfoad8032 Před 8 měsíci +8

    The melancholy of the tunes fits well. Very Irish-sounding. The 5:26 tune is ear-catching. *Hi-Q vid. Well done.

    • @TheHistoryLounge
      @TheHistoryLounge  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Thank you - I agree on the Irish sounding part.

    • @jimshaffer1780
      @jimshaffer1780 Před 8 měsíci

      I like that banjo tune, Russ plays that a lot on RVer TV.

    • @Ken-fh4jc
      @Ken-fh4jc Před 7 měsíci

      Agreed. It’s perfect for this.

  • @robote7679
    @robote7679 Před 7 měsíci +1

    A fantastic series of photographs. Thanks for posting.

  • @jiggermast
    @jiggermast Před 5 měsíci +2

    So sad to see all these ghosts who's lives were just as important to them as ours are to us now.

  • @tomayrscotland6890
    @tomayrscotland6890 Před 7 měsíci +9

    Hi, that was really nice takes me back to my Birth, Wyatt Earp, was born in 1848, I was born in 1948. All those young men who took part in the war between the states are all heroes. Like the lads in the First and Second World Wars too.
    And not to forget the conflict in Ireland and also the Falklands.

    • @terrymcmaster2787
      @terrymcmaster2787 Před 7 měsíci

      How are men fighting to preserve slavery heroes?

    • @brianwilliams-se5jy
      @brianwilliams-se5jy Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​@@terrymcmaster2787the men of the Confederacy were fighting in defense of their families, homes , and constitutional rights infringed upon by the u.s.govt

  • @davidlee7722
    @davidlee7722 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I find it very odd that all the pics are of the union side and only 1 of the confederates. Unless I missed something only pic of Robert E Lee. So it’s not very inclusive now is it?

  • @scronyx
    @scronyx Před 3 měsíci +2

    Its funny how when you add color to them they look like normal people from today, just with older clothes. But in black and white it makes everything seem so foreign.

  • @pickleballer1729
    @pickleballer1729 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Whoever colorized these did a pretty good job. They don't immediately shout "I've been altered" like some colorized photos do.

  • @Freightmeister
    @Freightmeister Před 5 měsíci +7

    Your colorizations are always top notch. Nicely done.

    • @juandt1234
      @juandt1234 Před 4 měsíci

      maybe put colorizations instead of colonizations ok?

    • @John-ob7dh
      @John-ob7dh Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@juandt1234 A bit petty.

  • @pdk9capt104
    @pdk9capt104 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Photos are awesome. The research is somewhat inaccurate.

  • @yourflight3648
    @yourflight3648 Před 7 měsíci

    Amazing and stunning that makes these days revive. Thanks for the georgeous work. Makes me dreaming how it would be if only the camera would had been invented at the times of the old egyptians.

  • @t10claytempered16
    @t10claytempered16 Před 7 měsíci

    Me, a bragging Yankee and relative of the courageous Lt. General Ariel Pardee, Ohio. "Pardee Hill" is the commemorative granite monument that stands left of Culp's Hill at Gettysburg. As I understand, Pardee's men were outnumbered, yet he had them charge rebel lines and sent them retreating, preventing a rebel flanking maneuver of the Union forces holding Culp's Hill. Unfortunately, three separate Pardee soldiers were killed during those horrible three days. Great photos and a warning to our enemies. We will do twice to you as we did to each other. "Don't Tread On Me."

  • @user-dp3iu3hz7u
    @user-dp3iu3hz7u Před 4 měsíci +5

    Thanks for presenting these photos. ! Brings it all to life

  • @theguyinmaine
    @theguyinmaine Před 8 měsíci +6

    I was born 89 years after the civil war. I am 69. Doesn't seem real. How about you?

    • @Jan-wd1is
      @Jan-wd1is Před 7 měsíci +1

      Hard to believe isn't it! I am 75, around 83 years after the war and many civil war vets were still alive in 1948. My Gr grandfather was 13 when he joined. I remember in the 1960s when the last surviving civil war soldier died. Wow, we always picture that war as being ancient history! It isn't!

  • @billmalone5050
    @billmalone5050 Před 7 měsíci +2

    I always thought that the Union Army didn't let black troops fight in its ranks until 1863. And those black Union soldiers allegedly from 1861 seem to be wearing Confederate gray. And I noticed that there were hardly any colorized photos of Confederate troops in this presentation. I guess that the individual who created and produced this video didn't want to upset the PC, woke crowd.

  • @alexismontel2084
    @alexismontel2084 Před 6 měsíci

    You're not looking at these Amazing colorized pictures : you litteraly dive in this troubled Era .it's a beautiful and great job you have realised ! 👍🇨🇵

  • @curtgomes
    @curtgomes Před 8 měsíci +8

    Great colorized historical photos. Thank You....

  • @caroletraynor8763
    @caroletraynor8763 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Those poor horses.

  • @issacnova1527
    @issacnova1527 Před 3 měsíci

    im mexican, born and raised in mexico. i've always been fascinated with american history, specially the civil war period, this is really enjoyable,,

  • @FayazAhmad-yl6sp
    @FayazAhmad-yl6sp Před 3 měsíci +1

    Memorial photographs and fantastic background music.