Amazing early photos of heroes of the Revolutionary War in their old age
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.
The majority have been compiled by Utah-based journalist Joe Baumam, who spent three decades researching and compiling the images.
Digging through a myriad of sources - 18th and 19th century battle accounts, muster rolls, genealogical records, pension files, letters, period newspapers, town and county histories - he was able to flesh out the stories of these veterans.
Much more, including more photos : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2356524/Faces-American-revolution-Amazing-early-photographs-document-heroes-War-Independence-later-years.html#ixzz2hYqKcv1z
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Thank you for posting this!
it wouldn't be that much because he was 9 when Lincoln was shot. It is actually kind of a sad story because he died when my grandmother was only 16. 
But like everyone nowadays who remembers when Kennedy was shot or what they were doing on 9/11 - he remembered hearing the news about the president. It wasn't instantaneous in those days of course. It came by post and it was weeks after the event before folks in Wisconsin (particularly in rural areas) even knew they had lost their president.
'plain' folk and salt of the earth types. My g-g-g-grandfather served in the Revolution. He was in Bedford County Pennsylvania and was considered 'among a company of great shots, the best ever seen'. One had to be to feed the family in the frontier.
What I found was that he had moved to Kentucky, heard about the war, rushed back to Pennsylvania, raised a company, was elected captain and went on to become a colonel in the Revolutionary army serving under General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. He wintered in Valley Forge and on December 25, 1777 he was one of 16 officers chosen to have dinner with General George Washington. The others present were Alexander Hamilton, General DeKalb, several others and the Marquis de Lafayette.
I wish I had his picture as well. 
And yes, the Tea Party aren't them.
Joseph Alexander Land, born in 1726....either in Del. or Va., nobody's sure. Dunno how famous he is, exactly, but there's been something written about him, I think.
fascinated by this because we were just farmers and train engineers like that. i love these fotos. Grandpa was one of 25 kids. Fascinating stuff. 
