Civil War vets at Gettysburg,1913

[lagatta]

I thought these photos of a reunion 50 years on - and 100 years ago - were fascinating. A lot had changed in 50 years, but even in the July heat, the old soldiers kept on their jackets and didn't unbutton their shirts (at least not in the photos).

www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2013/jul/01/civil-war-gettysburg-anniversary-pictures#/?picture=411883182&index=14

And even 50 years on, I don't see a single Black veteran, though we know they fought in the US Civil War...

[mossie]

Very interesting set of old photos.

I liked the old general who went to visit his leg in the museum on the anniversary. That showed the right spirit.

[lola]

Yes, thank you, lagatta.

I can understand why fewer Confederates wanted to attend. That was an unusually heartbreaking battle for them.

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And here is a set of photos showing what these old men were getting over.

[lagatta]

And I wonder how many of those teenaged Boy Scouts escorting the veterans died a few years later across the ocean?