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From the 1915 Confederate reunion in Richmond, VA, this badge has Lee’s image on the front and three Confederate flags on the reverse. A very attractive UCV reunion souvenir. -
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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… -
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This quarter plate tintype of a triple armed Union cavalryman was taken at Benton Barracks with the iconic cannon/mortar/flag backdrop. The cavalryman is in full standing pose with his unsheathed sword pointed to the ground. A Burnside carbine is at his side on the carbine sling. The sling buckle is… -
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This sixth plate tintype is loaded with content. A pair of cavalrymen are standing in front of the Benton Barracks “Fort on the Hill” backdrop. They are fully displaying their cavalry sabres out of the scabbards in one hand and are holding short rifles or muskets, rather than carbines, in… -
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At the November 1899 United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) convention in Richmond, Virginia, a design was approved for a cross of honor for valor and patriotism to be bestowed on Confederate veterans. This cross is known as the Southern Cross of Honor. The cross is in the form of… -
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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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Very nice condition CDV of John Ericcson, of Monitor fame. Verso is marked J. E. Tilton & Co., Boston. Of major significance is the period pen marking, “Ericsson – the Scientist, Bo’t of Franck Taylor, Penn. Av. Wash. D.C. Mar. 31, 1862. = H0.20F. J. Meigs.” J. Meigs was John… -
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This uncommon CDV size image depicts a standing Union cavalry soldier with his sabre fully displayed in the scabbard. He is wearing a cavalry shell jacket with nicely gilded trim and buttons. His belt has a gilded sabre belt plate and cap box. The image has a three-dimensional look to… -
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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,… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…