The Civil War veteran above wears the cap of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)—the largest Union veterans' organization—founded in 1866. The number on his cap signals that his post was 139, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
This prize-winning amateur photograph from the 1935 Newspaper National Snapshot Awards was taken by Mrs. Nathan Klein of Wyoming, Pennsylvania. The note on the back reads: "Old soldier talking to bootblacks."
Many Civil War veterans were long-lived. Some 1,800 attended the 75th reunion of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1938. Their average age was about 95. According to the National Civil War Museum, Albert H. Woolson of Minnesota—the last documented Civil War soldier—died in 1956.
Soure : Picture Archive: American Soldiers, National geographic.
Its interesting to think that this would is the equivalent to kids listening to a Vietnam verteran tell war stories in just a few short years. The 1860s 1920s is the same amount of time as the 1960s to 2020s. Now think of all the changes that have happened in those generations that could be passed on through direct experienced.
meccadome on December 21st, 2019 at 06:47 UTC »
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Sumit316 on December 21st, 2019 at 07:13 UTC »
Some info about the photo -
CIVIL WAR VETERAN, PENNSYLVANIA, 1935
Soure : Picture Archive: American Soldiers, National geographic.
123infantry on December 21st, 2019 at 08:05 UTC »
Its interesting to think that this would is the equivalent to kids listening to a Vietnam verteran tell war stories in just a few short years. The 1860s 1920s is the same amount of time as the 1960s to 2020s. Now think of all the changes that have happened in those generations that could be passed on through direct experienced.