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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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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… -
Copy Tintype, 5×7 This image is a copy most likely made from an ambrotype. It is in a 5×7 inch format. I do not know when it was made, but I would guess late 1800’s. I have seen an image of an identified Indiana private using the identical flag backdrop…$150.00 -
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Cornet bands were popular during the Civil War. The instrumentation consisted of varying types of brass instruments collectively referred to as cornets. The bands were usually supported by a snare and bass drum. This nicely hand colored Carte de Visite depicts a musician in a Cornet band standing with his… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
– This fine, war period albumen depicts Captain Jerome B. House, Co. C of the 7th New Hampshire Infantry. House enlisted, at age 38, in November of 1861. The 7th NH was initially on duty in Florida and South Carolina, engaged in non-combat related activities, until the summer of 1863 when the…$595.00 -
This very nice albumen shows a standing Collis S. Hough, who enlisted in the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery, Company I. Hough is nicely posed standing next to a column with one arm resting on the column. He has sergeant stripes on his sleeves, his rank at enlistment. He was reduced…$550.00 -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
This sixth plate tintype 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 black collar, shoulder tabs and cuffs has been seen on Massachusetts militiamen. The soldier is seated in a classic period pose…$325.00 -
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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… -
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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… -
This nice sixth plate ruby ambrotype of a New York soldier has some interesting content. The soldier is seated in a classic pose with his elbow on a table. Under his elbow is a book. Resting on the book is a nice beehive hat, certainly not a common Union soldier…$365.00 -
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This image has a lot of good content for a ninth plate. The soldier is wearing an 1851 Shako with Jeff Davis hat eagle and wreath with the company letter D inside. He has a set of epaulets on his frock coat, which is adorned with a row of Massachusetts… -
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This fine ninth plate ruby ambrotype depicts a Federal Bandsman holding an over the shoulder saxhorn. He has a belt with two-piece belt plate, the design of which I cannot discern. He is wearing a frock coat and his hat is trimmed with a stripe above the band. The interesting… -
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This little Yankee image really has a lot of content. The soldier is double armed with a Colt revolver and Sheffield knife in his belt. He is wearing a shell jacket with staff buttons. The jacket has a pocket on the chest and shoulder tabs, and even though the button…