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The War Outlived Him by Ronald S. Coddington Via Flickr: Carte de visite by J. Connery of New Berlin, N.Y. The drum and binoculars that lay next to this deceased boy suggest he had an interest in a Civil War that he would never know the outcome. Dressed in an ornate outfit with a cape, he is surrounded by the toys he loved most, including cards and alphabet letters. He holds what may have been his most favorite plaything—a hammer and a penknife. I encourage you to use this image for educational purposes only. However, please ask for permission.

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Two hand-colored post-mortem photographs of a man and woman posing with the body of a Union soldier. The two are probably the deceased's parents.

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Tintype post-mortem portrait of an unidentified Union officer in his coffin.

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Post-mortem portrait of an unidentified nurse who probably died from disease while working in a military hospital in Annapolis, Maryland, c. 1863. By Hopkins.

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Photograph believed to be a post-mortem portrait of an unidentified Union officer standing with the help of hidden framework. The "MS" on his hat identifies him as Medical Staff.

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Daguerreotype portrait of Dr. Jonathan Letterman at the bedside of a dead or dying patient, 1849.

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Post-mortem portrait of Confederate guerrilla Captain William H. Stuart who was killed after being shot three times by a cattle drover in Franklin, Missouri, 1864. The photograph was said to have been colorized by a woman who had a child with a man that Stuart had killed. By O. D. Edwards.

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