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…
This incredible image is the best child in uniform I have seen. It depicts a young southern boy in Zouave dress, whose kepi appears to have crossed sabres on it. The image is exceptional in every way, including content, condition, and coloring. The family must have been well-to-do, as the…
At the time this rare outdoor CDV was taken, H. H. (Harry) Humphreys and F. W. Vaughan were serving on the staff of General A. A. Humphreys, Harry’s father. The two men, along with a group of engineers and cartographers, were performing reconnaissance and mapping duties in the area of…