• Double Armed Confederate with Colt Revolver and D Guard Bowie Knife
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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…
  • Double Armed Union Cavalryman
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    Very nice sixth plate tintype of a seated Union cavalryman.  He is wearing a four-button sack coat with eagle buttons.  The design on some of the buttons can be seen under a loupe as there is no gilding on the image.  The lack of gilt allows one to clearly see…
  • Double Armed Yankee Corporal
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    Beautiful sixth plate clear glass ambrotype of a Union corporal armed with a small percussion boot pistol and Sheffield style knife in his belt.  He is wearing a frock coat with nicely tinted corporal stripes on the sleeves, blue for infantry.  His Hardee hat is decked out with an infantry…
  • Double Armed Yankee Sergeant
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    Beautiful sixth plate tintype of a Union sergeant armed with what looks like a Model 1816 conversion musket. The double strapped front barrel band and buttonhead ramrod are strong clues.  He has a Smith & Wesson Model #1 revolver tucked into his belt, which has a cap box and bayonet…
  • Double Armed Yankee with Hidden FriendsDouble Armed Yankee with Hidden Friends
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    This nice sixth plate tintype of a double armed standing Yankee has some interesting content.  The soldier is posed in front of a portable canvas backdrop with his musket at his side.  The musket has the bayonet attached.  In his belt is what appears to be a colt revolver.  He…
  • Double Armed Yankee with Marston Pocket RevolverDouble Armed Yankee with Marston Pocket Revolver
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    The Union soldier in this sixth plate tintype is double armed with a pistol and bayonet in his belt.  The pistol is quite uncommon in a civil war image, as it is a Marston pocket revolver.  The Marston Pocket Model Revolver was a 31 caliber 5-shot percussion revolver with walnut…
  • First or Second New Hampshire Soldier
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    Daguerreotype and Ruby Ambrotype, 9th plate Very nice ruby ambrotype of a soldier from the first or second New Hampshire.  The daguerreotype is of the same individual as a younger man.  The uniform was issued to the first and second New Hampshire and consisted of a gray wool swallow-tail coat…
  • First Sergeant John E. Cram, Co. B, 11th New Hampshire Inf.First Sergeant John E. Cram, Co. B, 11th New Hampshire Inf.
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    This sixth plate tintype depicts a classically posed New Hampshire soldier displaying his regiment and company insignia on the top of his kepi.  The soldier is first sergeant John E. Cram of Co. B, 11th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry.  His sergeant stripes and part of the lozenges representing a first…
  • Gilham's Manual of Instruction for the Volunteers and Militia of the Confederate StatesGilham’s Manual of Instruction for the Volunteers and Militia of the Confederate States
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    William Gilham was an 1840 graduate of West Point who fought in the Seminole and Mexican wars.  Desiring to be an educator, he joined the faculty of the Virginia Military Institute in 1846.  At VMI, Gilham developed the departments of Chemistry and Agriculture, taught infantry tactics and served as the…
  • Half Plate Ambrotype of Captain John Smith Cleveland, Co. H, 5th Texas Infantry
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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…
  • Half Plate and Quarter Plate Ambrotypes of Confederate Lt. Colonel and WifeHalf Plate and Quarter Plate Ambrotypes of Confederate Lt. Colonel and Wife
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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,…
  • Half Plate Tintype Grouping of the Bearden Brothers, Bibb Co. GeorgiaHalf Plate Tintype Grouping of the Bearden Brothers, Bibb Co. Georgia
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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”…
  • Iconic Triple Armed Tar Heel
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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…
  • Illinois Soldier
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    Ambrotype, 9th plate Although this image displays some uniform characteristics that appear to be Confederate, it is most likely an Illinois soldier.  Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and New York all issued shell jackets that are very similar to Confederate depot jackets.  This image has been evaluated by a noted uniform collector…
  • Is this a Georgia Soldier?
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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…
  • Lt. James H. French Co. C 100th New York Infantry
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    Tintype, quarter plate James H. French enlisted as a private on August 4, 1862, into Co. C, 100th NY Infantry.  He was 40 years old.  He obtained promotions to second lieutenant (Co. H) on October 25, 1863, and first lieutenant (Co. C) on April 21, 1864.  He was wounded and…
  • Major General Arnold Elzey
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    Marylander Arnold Elzey was an 1837 graduate of West Point.  He resigned his commission as a Captain in the 2nd US Artillery on April 25, 1861, to join the Confederacy as Colonel of the 1st Maryland Infantry.  Promoted to Brigadier General for his actions at First Manassas, Elzey was slightly…
  • Masonic Yankee
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    This ninth plate tintype provides some interesting content for a small image.  The Union private is wearing a sack coat.  The design on the eagle buttons is visible because the buttons have not been gilded.  His headgear is a slouch hat with an infantry horn and company letter A pinned…
  • Massachusetts Militiaman with Splendid Uniform
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    Ruby Ambrotype, 9th plate This image of a seated militia soldier is likely from Massachusetts based on images of soldiers identified to Massachusetts with nearly identical uniforms.  The frock coat with three rows of buttons and extensive collar, cuff and chest decoration has been seen on Massachusetts militiamen.  The uniform…
  • Massachusetts Recruits
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    Ruby Ambrotype, 9th plate This image of two seated recruits is from Massachusetts based on the Massachusetts buttons on the soldier’s uniform on the left side of the image.  The state seal can clearly be seen with a loupe.  Both men wear the same style kepi and one is still…
  • Navy Second Assistant Engineer CDVNavy Second Assistant Engineer CDV
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    This nicely hand colored Carte de Visite depicts a US Navy 2nd assistant engineer.  The rank stripe and shoulder straps are clearly visible on his frock coat.  The uniform is colored blue and the buttons and insignia are gold.  The tablecloth is a bold red.  The officer’s hat is just…
  • New Hampshire Stencil of Pvt. Robert Rand
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    Very fine example of a non-excavated, Union enlisted man’s stencil.  The soldier’s name, regiment and company are die stamped into the sheet brass stencil, as follows: “ROBERT RAND 13TH N.H.V.I. CO K.”  The sheet brass of the stencil is folded over, on all four sides, on an edging piece of…
  • Ninth Plate Ambrotype of a Confederate Officer, Likely a Surgeon
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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…
  • Ninth Plate Ambrotype of Private James Peter BranchNinth Plate Ambrotype of Private James Peter Branch
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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…