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This quarter plate ambrotype is a rare image. Pictures of Union drummers are quite unusual, and this one is exceptional in content and condition. The soldier is standing with his field drum suspended around his neck with a cord. The drum has a circular design around the sound hole that… -
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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 quarter plate ruby ambrotype is quite uncommon with respect to New Hampshire images. It depicts the soldier in the classic New Hampshire pose with his hat insignia proudly displayed, but additionally the soldier is photographed with his wife. Most of these soldiers were photographed individually. The “NHV” letters are… -
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Very nice quarter plate ruby ambrotype of a New Hampshire sergeant holding a musket and displaying his kepi in the classic New Hampshire photographic fashion. Unfortunately, the soldier did not hold the kepi completely steady, so the letters are somewhat fuzzy. They are still readable, however, and identify the soldier… -
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This crystal clear image depicts a member of a New York Zouave unit. He is dressed in a New York state jacket with state seal staff buttons. Using a loupe, the shield in the New York state seal can be seen on the button second from the bottom. He is… -
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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… -
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Very nice quarter plate tintype of a Yankee private fully equipped for a march. He is wearing a 9-button frock coat, with a full backpack and blanket roll on top. The backpack straps and blanket roll can plainly be seen. The soldier is equipped with what appears to be a… -
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Really nice quarter plate tintype of a triple armed standing Union soldier. He is holding his musket with bayonet by his side. The eagle plate on the cartridge box cross belt is visible, as is his US belt plate. Tucked in the belt are a knife and Colt army revolver. … -
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On August 9, 1864, Captain John Maxwell and his guide R. K. Dillard talked their way past Union pickets and entered City Point, site of the Union army’s huge supply depot during the Petersburg campaign. Maxwell carried a box with a “horological torpedo,” or time bomb, that consisted of a… -
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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… -
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Schuyler, Hartley, Graham & Co. cased captain’s epaulettes. Very fine pair of epaulettes in the original japanned tin case. Brass label on the top of the case embossed with the Schuyler, Hartley, Graham & Co. name and address, 19 Maiden Lane, New York. The epaulettes are in very fine condition… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…