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Andersonville (or Camp Sumpter as it was known) Prison was built in early 1864 in order to move the large number of Federal prisoners in and around Richmond to a place of greater security and more abundant food. The prison was surrounded by a stockade of logs with sentry boxes… -
This sixth plate ambrotype depicts a classically posed Confederate soldier who is seated with one arm resting on a table. The image was taken by a talented photographer who understood how to properly add color. The soldier’s battle shirt has a nice tint to it, which was emphasized by how…$3,150.00 -
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Ambrotypes, 6th plate William W. Chenault was a 25-year-old physician when he enlisted at Catawba Co. North Carolina as a Captain on March 19, 1862. He was commissioned into Co. I (Catawba Marksmen), 49th North Carolina Infantry on April 16, 1862. The regiment’s colonel was future Confederate general Stephen Dodson… -
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Henry C. Irby enlisted as a lieutenant in Co. D, 9th Tenn. Inf. on May 15, 1861. The regiment was hard fought at Shiloh, and the casualties were so great that Irby was briefly in charge of the regiment. Irby was promoted to captain in May of 1862. The regiment… -
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This fine sixth plate ambrotype depicts a serious Confederate soldier in an octagonal case. He is posed seated while presenting his model 1816 conversion musket. His uniform is well-tailored and is likely standard for his company. The buttons are gilded. His forage cap has letters which likely designate his unit,… -
Very fine sixth plate ambrotype of an unidentified Confederate officer with Virginia staff buttons on his frock coat. The button design can be clearly seen with a loupe. Two collar bars are visible under his beard, so he was at least a first lieutenant. The officer’s cheeks are lightly tinted…$2,850.00 -
This sixth plate ambrotype is representative of those Confederates who operated as irregulars, partisans or guerrillas. Much of the activity by such groups occurred in the border states. Principally concerned with local defense, they harassed, attacked and worried the enemy utilizing surprise and lightning tactics. Unlike regular army troops, they…$3,500.00 -
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Extremely nice sixth plate ambrotype of a Confederate from the Peyton and Grimes families. The image has the earmarks of an unsigned Rees. It is painted on the back in the relievo style, as Rees did many times. The glass is roughly cut and displays the remains of paper seals,… -
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This fine Confederate sixth plate tintype has the soldier’s name A. H. Puckett written in the case in period writing. In the case it says: A. H. Puckett This the 2 day Of December 1864 This you see Remember me Albert H. Puckett enlisted on May 16, 1861 as a… -
Crystal clear sixth plate ambrotype of an unidentified Confederate soldier. He is wearing a militia style jacket with collar trim that was popular in the South, particularly in Virginia and South Carolina. It was also used by other Southern states. The soldier is posed from the chest up and the…$1,450.00 -
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This sixth plate ambrotype is a seated view of a Confederate soldier wearing a shell jacket with what appears to be Gibson contract wooden buttons. The pose is a classic view with the subject seated with one arm resting on a table. A book is also placed on the table… -
This sixth plate ambrotype depicts a seated Confederate soldier wearing a uniform jacket with black cloth epaulettes. He is also wearing a checked shirt under the jacket. He is posed as many soldiers were, with one arm resting on a table. He is most likely from Virginia, as his belt…$2,150.00 -
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This exceptional half plate ruby ambrotype depicts a determined Confederate soldier with a very serious look about him. He is seated in front of a plain backdrop which looks like part of an itinerant photographer’s studio. He is wearing a plain single-breasted frock coat with contrasting cuffs, and trousers with… -
This crystal clear sixth plate ambrotype depicts a seated Confederate enlisted man wearing a CS garment called a “four-button jacket.” The jacket is unusual, to say the least, and this one is special due to the four wooden buttons like those made for the Richmond Depot by the Gibson brothers. …$3,500.00 -
This sixth plate ambrotype depicts a simply dressed Confederate soldier who is well equipped with leather belts and straps. His waist belt likely has some kind of buckle, but it is not visible. The narrow shoulder strap looks like it would support a canteen. The wider shoulder strap has a…$2,650.00 -
This sixth plate tintype depicts a simply dressed Confederate soldier wearing a checked shirt with bowtie and kepi. He is nicely outfitted with early war white web cross belts and an oval breastplate which has been gilded. This belt configuration was intended to carry a cartridge box and usually was…$2,150.00 -
This nice ninth plate ruby ambrotype depicts a young Confederate soldier wielding a knife and pepperbox pistol. The knife is very similar in appearance to a Richmond style clip point side knife. Many such knives were manufactured in the South during the war. He is dressed in a decorative “battle…$2,975.00 -
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This sixth plate ruby ambrotype certainly has an Edmund Ruffin look to it. The gentleman is too old to serve in the army, but he shows his support for the Southern cause with his stern demeanor and prominent display of a D-guard bowie knife. Without words he is saying do… -
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This sixth plate Confederate ambrotype features some great content. The soldier is posed with his weapons held up in each hand for all to see. He is obviously ready for a fight. Prominently displayed is the large D guard Bowie knife with gilded guard. He has a Colt revolver in… -
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John Smith Cleveland was born on January 7, 1826 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. He was the son of Carter Harrison Cleveland and Mary Smith Cleveland. He graduated law school in Nashville, Tennessee. He married Mary Elizabeth Tipton. They had seven children: Julia, Margaret Ann, John Carter, William, Lula and… -
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The same Confederate Lieutenant Colonel is pictured in this pair of ambrotypes. The half plate image shows the officer standing alone, and the quarter plate image shows him seated with his wife standing next to him. He appears to be wearing the same single breasted frock coat in both images,… -
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Pictured in this tintype are William M. Bearden (standing) and Rufus M. Bearden of Bibb Co. GA. William enlisted on April 15, 1861 as a private in Co. C, 8th GA Infantry (Macon Guards). He is wearing the uniform of the Macon Guards in this image, and the letters “MG”… -
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This fine quarter plate Neff’s patent melainotype is one of the most iconic of Confederate images. It was most notably published on page 73 in Greg Mast’s groundbreaking work State Troops and Volunteers, A Photographic Record of North Carolina’s Civil War Soldiers, Volume 1. It was also published in Lon… -
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Ambrotype, 6th plate This image comes with a modern printed identification note in the case. The note says: Private Thomas Newman 64th Regiment Co. E Georgia Volunteer Infantry I have no way of knowing if this identification is accurate. The uniform is dark like some other Georgia images I have… -
This sixth plate clear glass ambrotype depicts a Confederate soldier nicely posed in an upright seated position. The soldier is wearing a frock coat that is open to reveal his vest, shirt, and tie. His cheeks are softly tinted, and his ring and buttons are gilded. The image is very…$1,950.00 -
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Very fine ninth plate clear glass ambrotype of an unidentified Confederate officer with a black notched collar on his frock coat. He is very likely a surgeon. A similar unidentified image is in the collection of the American Civil War Museum (Museum of the Confederacy). There are two images of… -
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Branch enlisted on August 15, 1861 as a private in Co. A, 44th VA Infantry (Appomattox Invincibles). His company transferred to the artillery on March 27, 1862 and became Co. A, 20th Bttn. VA Heavy Artillery. They were stationed in the Richmond defenses for the remainder of the war. Branch… -
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Ninth plate ruby ambrotype of a seated Confederate soldier. This soldier has the look of a Mississippian, with the classic style of hat that many of them wore. He is carrying a lot of equipment, some of which is visible and some that is not. He has a cartridge box… -
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This beautiful ninth plate ruby ambrotype has all the content you could want in a Confederate image. The young soldier is dressed in a simple battle shirt with contrasting collar and placket. He has dressed up his appearance for the photograph with a large bowtie. He is presenting for the… -
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This ninth plate tintype is a chest up view of a Confederate soldier wearing a shell jacket with what appears to be Gibson contract wooden buttons. The Gibson brothers were located in Richmond and provided millions of wooden buttons to the Confederacy. Not all jackets provided by the Confederate government… -
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This Confederate is identified in the case as Henry Walter. In period writing is the following: “Henry Walter Nov 8th 1862” Henry is posed from the waist up in his depot jacket with gilded buttons, which is a typical pose for 9th plate images. The image came from the Petersburg,… -
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This sixth plate ruby ambrotype has a real Old Testament warrior look about it. The young Confederate carries an intent stare as he holds a big side knife to his breast. In his other hand is a large book, which is very likely a Bible, although the title cannot be… -
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This fine ninth plate ambrotype of a Confederate officer of the day was published in Dom Serrano’s book “Still More Confederate Faces.” It can be found on page 201 and the back of the dust jacket. The officer is seated with a studio drapery behind him. His buttons have been… -
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Charles Philemon Layton enlisted in Company H, 9th VA Cavalry (Captain W. H. F. “Rooney” Lee’s company) on June 22, 1861 at King William County, VA. He was listed as absent, sick and returned to duty three times (June 15, 1861, January 15, 1863 and July 15, 1864). He became… -
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Ambrotype, 6th plate. Wheeler is identified on page 38 of Timothy Bradshaw’s book “Battery Wagner, The Siege, The Men who Fought and the Casualties.” This exact image is pictured. The purchaser will receive a copy of the book with the image. The 18th Battalion SC Artillery was also known as… -
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George Augustus Mears was born on December 20, 1838 to James Barnes Mears and Margaret Elvira Penland Mears in North Carolina. George married Nancy M. Roberts Mears (1844-1916) and had 7 children, including Samuel Parley Mears. Mears enlisted in Company F of the 16th North Carolina Infantry on May 7,… -
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Palmore sat for this ambrotype in the uniform of the Cumberland Light Dragoons (Cumberland Troop). He saw Civil War service in the 53rd VA, so he evidently did not enlist in the 3rd VA Cavalry with many of the men of the Cumberland Troop. Palmore family letters in the University… -
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One of two similar photographs, Lt. Bell is pictured with his wife Emeline and Daughter Nannie Claudia. He enlisted on May 7, 1861 at Jerusalem, VA as a 1st Lieutenant in Co. H, 5th VA Cavalry (Southampton Cavalry). He was not reelected in May 1862 when the army was reorganized… -
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Although unsigned, this beautiful quarter plate ruby ambrotype is undoubtedly a product of Charles Rees. The Rees studio props are definitive, and include the column with book, table and drapery seen in numerous other Rees images. The subject is an unknown artillery enlisted man in a shell jacket. His slouch… -
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This crystal clear quarter plate ruby ambrotype depicts an early war Georgia private standing with kepi in hand. He is holding what looks like a Mississippi rifle with sabre bayonet. His belt, with gilded buckle, supports a cap box and revolver, which looks like a Colt navy. This image was… -
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This stunning quarter plate ambrotype is signed by Charles Rees, arguably the best of Southern photographers. The Confederate lieutenant pictured is John L. Bratten of Company A (Albemarle Guard), First North Carolina Infantry Regiment, the famed “Bethel” Regiment. Bratten is identified by a family document of births, deaths and marriages… -
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This crisp quarter plate tintype of a handsome young Confederate is posed in an unusual manner with the soldier looking away from the camera. He is seated at a tall table, sitting sideways in the chair, legs crossed and arms resting on the table and chair back. He is wearing… -
This crystal clear sixth plate ambrotype depicts a seated Confederate soldier displaying a double barrel shotgun. The shotgun is proudly held up for the photographer, and the twin hammers and triggers are quite visible. The collar on the soldier’s jacket is folded open to reveal his white shirt, and the jacket…$4,950.00 -
This nice sixth plate ambrotype depicts a young Rebel seated at a table and displaying a pocket revolver. I cannot identify what type of revolver it is, but a gun expert could certainly do so. The soldier is wearing a shell jacket which is a bit small for him, as it…$2,250.00 -
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In the Spring of 1864 Lee agreed to have a series of portraits taken for use by sculptor Edward V. Valentine, who was studying in Berlin. Valentine was to sculpt a small statue of Lee to be sold at a benefit for Confederate prisoner relief in Liverpool, England. The sitting… -
This sixth plate clear glass ambrotype has very nice content. A confederate soldier is viewed from the waist up presenting a Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver to the camera. He is wearing a shell jacket with shoulder straps and a dark kepi. His cheeks are tinted and he has a very…$2,950.00 -
Exceptional half plate ambrotype of an early war Virginia militia officer. He is posed with his foot officer’s sword, kepi and two piece Virginia buckle. The state seal on the plate is obviously Virginia, but it is not crystal clear, so the image is priced accordingly. The uniform buttons are…$7,250.00 -
This sixth plate ambrotype depicts a serious Confederate soldier seated next to a large table. The soldier is wearing a Type II depot jacket that appears to be somewhat large for his frame. He sports a bow tie and frown, and considering the new condition of the jacket, he could…$2,450.00 -
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From Brunswick Co., VA, Poynor graduated fourth in the Class of 1860 from VMI. He served as a drill instructor at Fort Powhatan in VA in the Spring of 1861. He spent the remainder of the war as Captain, Corps of Cadets at the University of Alabama where he was… -
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Crystal clear image of an unidentified Confederate officer. He is wearing a double-breasted gray frock coat with what looks like US staff officer’s buttons. The eagles and stars are partially visible on the top two coat buttons. Although the collar is concealed by the soldier’s beard, there is little question… -
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Very nice sixth plate ambrotype of an unidentified Confederate soldier. The image came out of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Inside the case, written in pencil on a piece of paper, are what look to me like the initials “HFP.” Also written in ink are the letters “CSA.” The soldier… -
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Sixth plate ambrotype of an unknown Confederate soldier wearing a Type II Richmond Depot shell jacket and very nice kepi. The kepi has an officer quality about it, though there are no insignia to verify that he is an officer. An unusual feature is the cut down preserver or protector. … -
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The subject of this 6th plate relievo ambrotype is a member of the “Old Dominion Rifles” who enlisted in the 28th Virginia Infantry as Company C in June of 1861. In October of 1862 the company transferred to the 38th Bttn. Virginia Artillery. Two brothers from this company are pictured… -
This fine sixth plate ambrotype depicts a Confederate soldier armed with a Model 1842 musket, Colt pistol, bayonet and side knife. He is also wearing a belt with a forked tongue buckle, which is quite rare in a Confederate image. The buckle has been gilded, and you can see the…$3,850.00 -
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Very nice sixth plate ambrotype of a bearded Confederate dressed in a pleated blouse or hunting shirt. Members of Maxcy Gregg’s First South Carolina Infantry are known to have worn these blouses. Two such units were the Richland Volunteer Rifle Company and the Rhett Guard. An image identified to the… -
This incredible image is the best child in uniform I have seen. It depicts a young southern boy in Zouave dress, whose kepi appears to have crossed sabres on it. The image is exceptional in every way, including content, condition, and coloring. The family must have been well-to-do, as the…$1,650.00 -
This image depicts a nicely armed and outfitted Confederate soldier from Virginia. Although unknown, the image came from Madison, VA. The soldier is wearing a simple uniform with gray shell jacket and trousers. He has several linen slings crossed over his chest, two of which likely are for haversacks and…$4,250.00 -
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Very nice sixth plate ambrotype of a Virginia Militia officer with two piece Virginia buckle and eagle pommel sword. The buckle can be seen as Virginia, but it is not very clear so the image is priced accordingly. The uniform buttons are sword-up Virginias, which are easy to see, particularly… -
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This stunning ambrotype depicts a pre-war VMI cadet in furlough uniform. The image is correct such that the “VMI” letters on the hat are not reversed. This is because the image was made using the Cutting’s patent methodology, where the emulsion side of the glass is turned around and a… -
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Very nice sixth plate ambrotype of a confederate private. He is wielding a rare imported Pattern 1851 French Minie Rifle. The Lovell catch bayonet for the rifle can be seen housed in the scabbard resting on his hip. A number of North Carolina troops garrisoned at Fort Fisher are documented… -
Extremely nice sixth plate ambrotype grouping of three brothers, two of which are wearing Richmond Type II depot jackets. The family resemblance between the three is clear. The two soldiers appear to be in new uniforms, and the image may have been taken shortly after their enlistments. The buttons are…$2,850.00 -
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Really nice sixth plate ambrotype of a standing Confederate with a musket and bayonet at his side. He has what looks like two Colt pocket pistols in his unusual belt with two roller buckles. The pistol on the left has a 3 inch barrel, and the one on the right… -
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The soldier pictured here is identified in the case in period writing as Edward L. Hopkins. Hopkins enlisted at age 26 in the 16th Mississippi Infantry as a Second Lieutenant. He was in Company D, Captain Samuel E. Baker’s Company, Adams Light Guard. The 16th Mississippi Infantry was organized in… -
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Very nice sixth plate tintype of a seated Confederate Officer. Although unidentified, the image came out of North Carolina. The officer is seated with one arm casually resting on the back of the chair with a large portion of his frock coat visible. The buttons are gilded, but his rank… -
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This very crisp sixth plate tintype depicts a war period VMI cadet. He is dressed in the classic coatee with the buttons gilded. The cadet is unidentified. The image is housed in a nice leatherette case with repaired spine. -
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Charles W. Farish was a 19 year old resident of Caroline Co., VA. On May 6, 1861 he enlisted as a private in Co. B, 9th VA Cavalry (Caroline Light Dragoons). He was promoted to corporal on March 15, 1863, and was wounded on July 8, 1863 in Maryland. He… -
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According to modern writing inside the case of this nice Confederate image is a note that the image came from Florence, South Carolina. The image is nicely posed from waist up with arms crossed, which is a common arrangement for a ninth plate image. The buttons on the jacket or… -
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This superb sixth plate ambrotype of a standing Confederate provides the type of content that is highly sought out by image collectors. The soldier is in a three-quarter length standing pose and dressed in an early war frock coat. The image is so clear that you can see the quality… -
Ambrotype, 6th plate This fine image depicts a seated Confederate soldier, likely from Mississippi or Texas. He is wearing a two-piece belt plate with a star device, used by both Mississippi and Texas (a star can be found on both Mississippi and Texas buttons). The soldier is triple-armed, with a…$5,950.00 -
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Sixth plate ambrotype of a Virginia artillerist with the Stonewall Brigade. Andrew McGowan enlisted on April 22, 1861 at Covington, VA as a private in Co. A, 27th VA Infantry, the “Allegheny Roughs.” When the captain who organized the company resigned due to ill health, the captaincy went to First… -
This attractive quarter plate ruby ambrotype depicts two seated double-armed Confederates soldiers. The image surfaced in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Both soldiers are dressed in single-button frock coats with decorative trim. Both men are wearing slouch hats. They certainly could be related. The soldier on the left displays a clip-point side…$5,450.00 -
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This double armed Confederate cavalryman is identified in the case as W. H. Porter. In period writing is the following: “W. H. Porter for ??? A. Porter, February 7th 1864. When this you see think of me.” The soldier is double armed with a cavalry sabre and Whitney navy revolver. … -
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This nice Virginia Confederate group consists of a sixth plate ruby ambrotype of a young early war soldier in his suit and kepi seated with a friend or relative. There is a ninth plate tintype of a young man and a ninth plate daguerreotype of a woman in the group. …