# Photographs of revolutionary war veterans. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 5, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-of-revolutionary-war-veterans/662689 "2013-07-05T04:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-of-revolutionary-war-veterans/662689/1 "2013-07-05T04:28:23Z")
I never realized that such photos (obviously daguerreotypes) existed, but if you think about it there must have been some. > **[Faces of the American revolution: Amazing early photographs which document...](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2356524/Faces-American-revolution-Amazing-early-photographs-document-heroes-War-Independence-later-years.html)** > > These stunning images are early photographs of some of the men who bravely fought for their country in the Revolutionary War some 237 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Noelq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noelq/32/16438_2.png) [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-of-revolutionary-war-veterans/662689/2 "2013-07-05T18:20:46Z")
Wow! That’s really interesting. Thank you for the link 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-of-revolutionary-war-veterans/662689/3 "2013-07-05T18:36:49Z")
Yeah, thanks for that. I eat stuff like this up. Very cool. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-of-revolutionary-war-veterans/662689/4 "2013-07-05T18:40:23Z")
Years later, Rev. Levi Hayes would adopt the stage name “John Houseman” and further cement his reputation in “The Paper Chase” and “Rollerball.” ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-of-revolutionary-war-veterans/662689/5 "2013-07-05T18:44:36Z")
This reminded me of Retronaut’s [old veterans of Napoleon’s army](http://www.retronaut.com/2011/05/photographs-of-napoleons-veterans/). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-of-revolutionary-war-veterans/662689/6 "2013-07-05T19:06:02Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Years later, Rev. Levi Hayes would adopt the stage name “John Houseman” and further cement his reputation in “The Paper Chase” and “Rollerball.” “We gained our independence the old-fashioned way. We earned it.” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-of-revolutionary-war-veterans/662689/7 "2013-07-05T21:11:31Z")
Cool! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-of-revolutionary-war-veterans/662689/8 "2013-07-06T01:14:06Z")
I bet Simeon Hicks looked just like that, even when he was young. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-of-revolutionary-war-veterans/662689/9 "2013-07-06T01:31:39Z")
They do tend to look grumpy, don’t they? ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-of-revolutionary-war-veterans/662689/10 "2013-07-06T16:23:51Z")
Cool photos. Plus, reading the captions, looks like things never change - prostitutes, marrying and divorcing 3 times…they could work in the Pentagon or be politicians today. Just surprised so many lived to such a ripe old age - considering medical treatment back then wasn’t exactly state of the art.