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This image came out of a family in Navarro County, Texas with a verbal provenance that it depicted John A. Strobel. Strobel served as a private in Company F of Griffin’s Texas Infantry Battalion. Griffin’s Infantry Battalion was assembled during the early summer of 1862 with six companies. The unit…$6,500.00
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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… -
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
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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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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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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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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…