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    This fine quarter plate Neff’s patent melainotype is one of the most iconic of Confederate images.  It was most notably published on page 73 in Greg Mast’s groundbreaking work State Troops and Volunteers, A Photographic Record of North Carolina’s Civil War Soldiers, Volume 1.  It was also published in Lon…
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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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    Ambrotype, 6th plate This image comes with a modern printed identification note in the case.  The note says: Private Thomas Newman 64th Regiment Co. E Georgia Volunteer Infantry I have no way of knowing if this identification is accurate.  The uniform is dark like some other Georgia images I have…
  • Lexington, VA Postal Cover Addressed to future Confederate General E. G. Lee
    Confederate postal cover from Lexington, VA,  addressed to Major E. G. Lee, who was a cousin of R. E. Lee and a Confederate general.  The address is care Col. A. C. Cummings, 33d Reg’t. Va. Vol., Manassas Junction, Virginia.  Arthur Campbell Cummings was colonel of the 33rd VA at First…
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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…
  • Ruby Ambrotype, 9th plate This image 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 three rows of buttons and extensive collar, cuff and chest decoration has been seen on Massachusetts militiamen.  The uniform…
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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…
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    Very fine example of a non-excavated, Union enlisted man’s stencil.  The soldier’s name, regiment and company are die stamped into the sheet brass stencil, as follows: “ROBERT RAND 13TH N.H.V.I. CO K.”  The sheet brass of the stencil is folded over, on all four sides, on an edging piece of…
  • This sixth plate clear glass ambrotype depicts a Confederate soldier nicely posed in an upright seated position.  The soldier is wearing a frock coat that is open to reveal his vest, shirt, and tie.  His cheeks are softly tinted, and his ring and buttons are gilded.  The image is very…