Early quarter plate ambrotype of a militia artillery soldier, possibly an officer, wearing the 1851 pattern shako. The image is an early ambrotype, on thick glass, that was sealed at one time and backed with thick paper. The soldier’s buttons are gilded, but they can still be seen as three…
Six per cent non-taxable CS certificate in $1000 denomination. Issued per the act of February 17, 1864. Engraved by Geo. Dunn & Co., Richmond, Va. It depicts a rural scene with a man at a turnstile. The redemption date is two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace…