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From the 1915 Confederate reunion in Richmond, VA, this badge has Lee’s image on the front and three Confederate flags on the reverse. A very attractive UCV reunion souvenir. -
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This very nice family grouping consists of four ninth plate tintypes. The first is Pvt. Jacob Grove, who served in Co. F, 44th Ohio Infantry (later redesignated the 8th Ohio Cavalry). Grove was born on October 11, 1828, and died on January 16, 1906. His occupation was listed as farmer… -
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Andersonville (or Camp Sumpter as it was known) Prison was built in early 1864 in order to move the large number of Federal prisoners in and around Richmond to a place of greater security and more abundant food. The prison was surrounded by a stockade of logs with sentry boxes… -
This sixth plate ambrotype depicts a classically posed Confederate soldier who is seated with one arm resting on a table. The image was taken by a talented photographer who understood how to properly add color. The soldier’s battle shirt has a nice tint to it, which was emphasized by how…$3,150.00 -
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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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At the November 1899 United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) convention in Richmond, Virginia, a design was approved for a cross of honor for valor and patriotism to be bestowed on Confederate veterans. This cross is known as the Southern Cross of Honor. The cross is in the form of… -
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Ambrotypes, 6th plate William W. Chenault was a 25-year-old physician when he enlisted at Catawba Co. North Carolina as a Captain on March 19, 1862. He was commissioned into Co. I (Catawba Marksmen), 49th North Carolina Infantry on April 16, 1862. The regiment’s colonel was future Confederate general Stephen Dodson… -
This CDV depicts Captain Robert Wilson Livingston seated in front of a backdrop with a tree behind his shoulder. He is in his Captain’s uniform of single-breasted frock coat, vest and trousers, without rank insignia. Obviously an older gentleman, Livingston enlisted on 8/20/1862 at age 52 as a captain in…$375.00 -
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Henry C. Irby enlisted as a lieutenant in Co. D, 9th Tenn. Inf. on May 15, 1861. The regiment was hard fought at Shiloh, and the casualties were so great that Irby was briefly in charge of the regiment. Irby was promoted to captain in May of 1862. The regiment… -
Very nice condition CDV of a US Navy Lt. Commander. The shoulder straps and 3 & 1 sleeve braid are correct with respect to the 1863 regulations for officers. The verso of the CDV is dated Jan. 1868 with an unreadable notation, except for the ship name “Guerriere.” An old…$100.00 -
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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…