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67 Colorized Photos Captured Way More Than Expected
Colorized historical photos | May 18, 2020
A group of bootblacks gathers around an old Civil War veteran in Pennsylvania, 1935.
As strange as it may sound, Civil War veterans were still alive and kicking well into the 20th century. Famously, the last surviving Civil War veteran passed away in 1956, although it’s likely that there were a few more kicking around at the same time.
During the Civil War there young men were conscripted into battle if they could hold a gun and follow orders, which means that some veterans likely had entire adult lives to lead after they served in the bloodiest war fought on American soil. Imagine the kinds of stories that guys like this must have had.
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