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Posted on 07/04/2013 7:14:45 PM PDT by BunnySlippers
These stunning images are early photographs of some of the men who bravely fought for their country in the Revolutionary War some 237 years ago.
Images of Americans who fought in the Revolution are exceptionally rare because few of the Patriots of 1775-1783 lived until the dawn of practical photography in the early 1840s.
These early photographs – known as daguerreotypes – are exceptionally rare camera-original, fully-identified photographs of veterans of the War for Independence – the war that established the United States.
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Obviously, cameras were not around during the Revolutionary War. But many of the men lived until cameras were invented.
See link.
Daniel Hannan - Why Britons should celebrate the American Declaration of Independence
The studio photos weren’t too bad by the time these were taken.
Lemuel Cook
Witnessed the British surrender at Yorktown, the event that guaranteed American independence.
Of the event, he said, 'Washington ordered that there should be no laughing at the British; said it was bad enough to surrender without being insulted.
'The army came out with guns clubbed on their backs. They were paraded on a great smooth lot, and there they stacked their arms.'
Thank you for that link.
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To live to be that old during that time... those men were truly touched by god. I’m almost getting emotional looking at those pictures.
didnt you know america turned 2013 years old today
Thanks for posting this!
Our country is so young...
LOL I’m 1964
Great post, thank you.
Dear Lord, help us right this ship.
Tatt
I found their individual stories poignant. The specific battles they fought in, the remembrances of General Washington ...
Just for the record, the Battle of Long Island, aka the Battle of Brooklyn, was fought August 29, 1776. The American army barely survived the day, withdrew to Manhattan in a providential fog under the guns of the British men of war in New York harbor.
Which is one way that a militia is "well-regulated"
I did some research on ancestors and one area which proved helpful was the veterans benefits rolls.
Each soldier in applying for benefits would list when he enlisted, with what outfit, and in what battles or campaigns he took place.
I was interested by the fact that a large number mentioned that they took part in the Florida Campaign.
By a large number, I mean most of the ones I found had participated in the Florida expedition, yet I have never heard of it.
This is the bio of the gentleman in my post #!
Fought in the Battle of Long Island on August 29, 1778.
His unit was the first brigade that went out on Long Island, and was discharged in December after a violent snow storm.
After the war he became a Baptist minister. He was married three times and had eleven children.
On October 20, 1854, he had a daguerreotype taken to give to a granddaughter. He died on January 3, 1855.
Thank you for sharing. I have about 10 ancestors who fought in the Revolution. I always hope to find something as fantastic as a picture of one of them.
its a miracle
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