Civil War for the day

Rico says his friend Kelley forwards these splendid colorized photos by Mathew Brady, painstakingly remastered images of a divided America that recreate the era in amazing detail. See more of Jordan J. Lloyd's work at Dynamichrome:

Unidentified Confederate soldiers atop Seminary Ridge, after the Battle of Gettysburg, in June or July of 1863

Lyon, Governor of the Idaho Territory, 1864-1865

Captain Cunningham, of General Thomas Meagher's staff, at Bealeton, Virginia, in August of 1863

Brigadier General David Gregg, Second Cavalry of the Union Army, with his staff, near Fredericksburg, Virginia in June of 1862, before the Confederate victory at Aldie, Virginia