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    This sixth plate tintype of an early war Union soldier is in exceptional condition with superb clarity and content.  The soldier is seated with his left arm resting on a table.  His cheeks are very lightly tinted and his buttons are gilded.  He is wearing a frock coat and upright…
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    This pair of Union soldier images is exceptional in every way.  They were likely taken at the same sitting by the same photographer, as the posing and composition are identical.  Both have gilt applied in the same manner, with the belt plate outlined and the “US” highlighted.  Both are wearing…
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    Very nice quarter plate tintype of a Union soldier in a full standing pose.  The backdrop appears to be a field setup.  The soldier is holding a conversion musket (likely a Model 1816) which can be seen in full, including the bayonet.  A small pistol is tucked in the breast…
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    Tintype, 6th plate This simple but nice image depicts a seated Union officer.  His hair is combed, but a bit unruly, as if he removed his hat for the photograph.  Only the top button of his single-breasted frock coat is buttoned, as was common at that time.  Under the open…
  • Ambrotype, 6th plate This image is dark, but it has very nice content.  Two young soldiers stand behind a mother, father and young girl.  The young men are likely the older brothers of the young girl.  The young men are both wearing shell jackets that are similar to Confederate depot…
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    Very nice sixth plate ambrotype of a Union private standing posed with his musket. His US belt plate, eagle plate, buttons and kepi buckle are gilded. His cheeks are lightly tinted. There is a cap box on his belt and a small part of his cartridge box is visible under…
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    Tintype, quarter plate This nice image depicts a Union private standing with his musket.  His belt plate, breastplate, buttons and kepi buckle have been gilded.  A cartridge box is visible to the left, and a bayonet in the scabbard can be seen to the right. Another bayonet is attached to…
  • Tintype, 6th plate This nice image depicts a Union private at attention with his musket.  His belt plate has not been gilded, so the US is visible under magnification.  A cap box is on the belt.  He stands in front of a photographer’s backdrop of woodlands, hills and I believe…
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    This sixth plate tintype is a full standing view of a Union soldier wearing a frock coat and cradling what looks like an Enfield rifle.  His eagle plate, US belt plate and buttons are gilded.  The most important feature of the image is the Benton Barracks painted canvas backdrop used…
  • Tintype, 6th plate This interesting image depicts a seated soldier with his arms crossed across his waist.  He is wearing a sack coat which most likely was purchased privately.  Although hard to distinguish, there could be a chest pocket on the coat.  The buttons have been painted with gold paint,…
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    The soldier in this sixth plate tintype generates some interesting questions. He is wearing an Army of the Potomac second corps badge on his four-button sack coat and displays a bandaged left hand for the photographer.  In what battle or skirmish was this man wounded, and when?  Corps badges were…
  • Ruby Ambrotype, 9th plate This image of a militia soldier is from Massachusetts based on images of soldiers identified to Massachusetts with identical uniforms.  The frock coat with black collar and shoulder tabs has been seen on Massachusetts militiamen.  The uniform buttons were gilded by the photographer and the cheeks…