Image of the Day: Hope That Thing Isn't Loaded!

11 comments | Posted: 12/6/2011 | Author: Terry Johnston

 

A Union volunteer strikes a (potentially tragic?) pose with a group of comrades. We hope those guys were friends! 

 

 

 

 

 

Image Credit: Library of Congress

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Tim 12/6/2011 11:03 AM

The whole in the wall gang!

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Terry Johnston 12/6/2011 7:20 PM

Almost "hole in the head," by the looks of it.

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Laura 12/6/2011 7:22 PM

Stand still...or else!

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Eric Swanger 12/6/2011 8:25 PM

This is one of my favorite photos from the war. It's touching and cocky all at once.

Also, I feel kind of bad for the guy on the bottom right. Nobody wants to hold his hand or shoot him. Such a sad, sorry state.

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Olivia 12/6/2011 9:01 PM

Eric, the guy on the bottom right looks kind of smug, though. Like he's thinking: "I'm cool. I don't need anybody."

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Terry Johnston 12/6/2011 10:33 PM

To me, that guy on the right looks like he's sitting on a pine cone. Or two.

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Olivia 12/6/2011 10:40 PM

Yeah, he's the only one who looks REALLY PERKY.

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Terry Johnston 12/6/2011 10:48 PM

The more I look at this photo, the weirder it gets. That standing hand-holding guy's eyes are pretty creepy.

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Dan 12/8/2011 11:43 AM

any info about the unit/regiment?

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Terry Johnston 12/11/2011 10:42 AM

Unfortunately, no. At least not that we could find.

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Keith Harris 12/9/2011 12:13 PM

Deserter?

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