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Amazing American Civil War Photos – Colourized

Lateet October 21, 2015 0

Color photography did not come in to wider use until the 1930s, however images were being taken with cameras for many decades before that.

Take a look at these photographs for instance. The moments in time that are captured here are from the American Civil war in the 1860’s.

The historical photographic evidence of this era can only have ever been taken in black and white. This is how we perceive the past…. until now.

Thanks to the efforts of an active group of Redditors on the Colorized History Subreddit, we can now see the past through a prism of vivid color.

These Civil War photographs (available at the Library of Congress) have been colorized by Mads Dahl Madsen and Jordan J. Lloyd (who has since started Dynachrome, a digital image restoration agency).

President Ulysses S. Grant (pictured in the center, at the time a lieutenant general), his friend Brigadier General John Rawlins (left), and an unknown lieutenant colonel in 1865.
This photo by Mathew Brady, the most famous Civil War photographer, portrays three Confederate prisoners at Gettysburg, Pa. in 1863.
This photo by Mathew Brady, the most famous Civil War photographer, portrays three Confederate prisoners at Gettysburg, Pa. in 1863.
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Union Colonel James H. Childs (middle, standing) and several other officers at Westover Landing, Va. in 1862
Major General Ambrose Burnside, the commander of the Union Army of the Potomac.
Major General Ambrose Burnside, the commander of the Union Army of the Potomac.
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The staff of Brigadier General Andrew Porter in 1862. George Custer (of the Battle of Little Bighorn fame) is shown reclining next to a dog on the right.
a portrait of General William Tecumseh Sherman in civilian clothes. During Sherman's famous "March to the Sea," the Union Army destroyed nearly everything in its path, both military and civilian, on its way to Savannah, Ga.
a portrait of General William Tecumseh Sherman in civilian clothes. During Sherman’s famous “March to the Sea,” the Union Army destroyed nearly everything in its path, both military and civilian, on its way to Savannah, Ga.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee at his home in Richmond, Va. less than a week after surrendering.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee at his home in Richmond, Va. less than a week after surrendering.
(Image Credits: Library of Congress, Andrew Gardner. Colorization: Jordan J. Lloyd/Dynamichrome, Color by Mads Dahl Madsen, Reddit User Zuzahin)
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