I saw your colored version and thought how convincing these guys look and agree b/w is the perfect choice for such a photo...given it's the civil war era it might actually look even older but since this one was 'in a frame' it's condition is believable...good work.
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Great job Ted. Very convincing. Only thing that is off is someone is smiling. Hardly ever seen people smiling in those old photographs. They all looked like they had a hard life in those days.