Beautiful Civil War images that have been colourised

When you look at monochromatic photo of an historic event you are imaging it in black and white.

We are used to watching historic photos in monochromatic format, that’s why we are always filled with an extreme sense of fascination and wonderment whenever we encountered a historical image or video restored with color, especially if that historic image dates to 19th century from a iconic event such as The American Civil War. The photography was not invented until the 1820s, so the American Civil War was one of the first wars to be photographed.

Commissioned Swedish artist Sanna Dullaway to restore and colorize some of the most important pictures shot, in black and white, during the American Civil War. This is an interesting opportunity to try to reimagine the Civil war in lively and vivid colors.

Robert Smalls, S.C. M.C. Born in Beaufort, SC, April 1839 Summary African American legislator. — Robert Smalls, S.C. M.C. Born in Beaufort, SC, April 1839
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African American legislator.

Antietam, Md. Allan Pinkerton ("E. J. Allen") of the Secret Service on horseback, Oct. 1862. — Antietam, Md. Allan Pinkerton (“E. J. Allen”) of the Secret Service on horseback, Oct. 1862.

Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand; another view. Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Battle of Antietam, September-October 1862. Date Created/Published: 1862 October 3. Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. — Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand; another view. Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Battle of Antietam, September-October 1862. Date Created/Published: 1862

1862. Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand at Antietam. — Photo colorization by Sanna Dullaway for TIME; Original image: Alexander Gardner—Library of Congress

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Camp of Captain [John J.] Hoff., July, 1865