I restored this old 1941 reenactment photo and then used Portrait Painter at about 50% opacity over the original and I don't remember what else I did to it, other than adjusting color and tones. For the framing I chose a Photomorphis texture frame and I cropped it down some. I placed it over the image for a more antique look. Last, I added the text including the ending of the 1867 poem by Francis M. Finch that was inspired by the women of Columbus (my hometown) decorating the graves of both Confederate and Union soldiers. His poem in the Atlantic Monthly sparked the creation of Memorial Day. At least in the South, it was called Decoration Day for many years.
Notice that they swept the ground at Friendship Cemetery which is large and has a lot of Confederate and some Union soldiers buried in it. That was easier than mowing as our mowing season is from early April until late October! Lots of people back then swept their yards too.










