Young Abraham Lincoln in Color

Young Abraham Lincoln in Color

Colorized photo of the Senator from Illinois: Abraham Lincoln

Earliest Photo of Abraham Lincoln?

Earliest Photo of Abraham Lincoln?

Some have claimed this to be the earliest photo of Abraham Lincoln taken when he was 37 years old in 1846.  I think it is a hoax, but I will let you decide.

Union Dead From Confederate Cannon Canister on July 3, 1863

Union Dead From Confederate Cannon Canister on July 3, 1863

Bloated bodies of Union dead after all being killed at once from a Confederate cannon canister shot.

The camera was taken into the wheat-field near the extreme left of the Union line. The heroes had been dead about nineteen hours. It will be observed that their bodies are already much bloated by exposure to the sun. These men were killed on July 3, 1863, by one discharge of "canister" from a Confederate cannon which they were attempting to capture. Tin cans were filled with small balls about the size of marbles and when the cannon was fired the force of the discharge burst open the can, and the shower of canister balls swept everything before it. When this photograph was taken a detail had already passed over the field, and gathered the guns and accoutrements of the dead and wounded. Shoes, cartridge belts and canteens have been removed from these dead heroes as it was frequently necessary to appropriate them to relieve the needs of the living soldiers. From diamond at extreme right of picture these men are identified as belonging to the second division of third army corps.

Photos of the Dead at the Battle of Gettysburg

Photos of the dead at the Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg, Pa.

Confederate soldiers at Gettysburg

Union soldiers at Gettysburg before being buried by gravediggers, seen in the background. The dead with their shirts pulled up were probable shot in the gut, which was almost always fatal.

Dead confederate sharpshooter from one of the many rocky hills that surrounded Gettysburg.

Soldiers rifle, hat and knapsack as he lie mortally wounded.

Bloated bodies of Union and Confederate soldiers on Little Round Top.

Union soldiers frozen in the spot of their death at Gettysburg.  Such carnage as led many to this battlefield for ghost tours.

Confederate dead from Pickets 'charge.

Dead Union troops at Gettysburg

African Slaves Captured in Africa

African Slaves Captured in Africa by Africans
The African Culture at the Time of the Slave Trade

Warring African Tribes sometimes led to the losers being sold in to slavery.

Captured African Slaves being sent to the coast for transport

Sad image of whole families of Africans sold in to bondage

Another image of African families being sold in to slavery.

Rare photograph of slaves while still in Africa.

Africans in route to the coast, taking their last steps on African soil.

Captured African with shackles and a whip visible