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Photographs of Virginia Soldiers

Recently I came across an interesting group of Confederate soldier photos...most of which I had never seen before. They are @ http://community.webshots.com/user/Confederates

Below are the links to the Virginians, that I have combed through and added a few notes. I am not sure about the origin of the collection, but I have a feeling that many of the photos have been the antique store, E-bay and flea market route prior to being posted online. Many thanks to the anonymous collector who posted them, and in doing so, rescued them from being "a bunch of pretty frames".

http://news.webshots.com/photo/1506707888081485148gHyCXK

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2414033920081485148sfajZd
[VMI Cadet, Cyrus M. Parkins—served in the 1st Virginia Cavalry and later the 17th Virginia Cavalry. Robert Driver in 1st Virginia Cavalry gives middle name as “Milton”]

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2207980660081485148UEAsLV

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2486913790081485148dsflTi
[John Jacob Cline of Wythe County, Virginia]

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2404134010081485148lZtpPV
[Probably John R. Gaither of Company B, 10th Virginia Infantry. Died, August 1864 in Elmira Prison, New York.]

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2281427070081485148lrCqXq

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2701169990081485148sCHORw
[Samuel Coffman Samuels—attended the University of Virginia, mortally wounded in action at the Wilderness]

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2617382230081485148CrKPNP

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2133194920081485148YAHZhg

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2870962650081485148RRQARj
[Previously published in 30th Virginia Infantry by Robert K. Krick]

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2103406430081485148JszPVp
[Possibly a Virginian??]

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2017859060081485148gFGRyO
[Brothers James Oscar Peed and John Nathaniel Peed were about 16 and 18 when the war began. Philip M. Peed, also of Co. I, 9th Va. Cavalry, was 30…check out the hairline.]

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2684542490081485148WHKTti

http://news.webshots.com/photo/1506728284081485148CPQxBt

http://news.webshots.com/photo/1506678113081485148gWnolD
[Not a Virginian, not a Confederate, not even awake! I believe this gentleman is Charles Babbidge, chaplain of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry (Militia in 1861), later 26th Mass.]
See: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ma/state/hearth/chapter4.html

http://news.webshots.com/photo/1506679378081485148GflILf

http://news.webshots.com/photo/1506681042081485148JnuLPP

http://news.webshots.com/photo/1506700326081485148KvxbxD

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2194228650081485148Vbyhgg

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2329731770081485148VuvGvu

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2845613400081485148ANdcel

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2222785250081485148SJfJyr

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2192678620081485148DjybjG

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2781342380081485148WyvXbU
[Robert Doak Lilley, pictured right]

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