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Stumbled upon this images whilst searching through here
What is that just below his nose?
Open Mouth? Impact or injury?
Maybe its a gas mask?
His whole face looks eerie as hell.

99. Union and Confederate dead, Gettysburg Battlefield, Pa., July 1863. Photographed by Timothy H. O'Sullivan. 165-SB-36. National Archives Identifier: 533310

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Username: RecycledSoul
Date: 2019-05-25 16:15:17
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If that is his head, I guess he’s lucky to still have it attached. Several near him appear beheaded. If not a gas mask, he appears to have been frightened to death. Horrific look on his face. Wonder what he saw? Probably whatever tore the heads off the other guys.

 

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Username: neuroflux
Date: 2019-05-25 20:51:02
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It's post-death bloating...

 

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Date: 2019-05-26 09:27:22
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You can really zoom in here, volume 1 page 88.
Gardner's photographic sketch book of the War, v. 1 / Barnard and Gardner Civil War Photographs / Duke Digital Repository
All of their boots have been stolen.

From volume 2 page 187. Gardner's photographic sketch book of the War, v. 2 / Barnard and Gardner Civil War Photographs / Duke Digital Repository



Maybe it is just perspective, but those skulls seem too large, and the jaw is rather big.
And no one stole this boot.