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Non-dug VA-13 per Albert (Tice VA-222). Nice condition with good gold. Backmark Kent Paine & Co. Richmond. -
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This sixth plate ruby ambrotype has a real Old Testament warrior look about it. The young Confederate carries an intent stare as he holds a big side knife to his breast. In his other hand is a large book, which is very likely a Bible, although the title cannot be… -
This rare outdoor image was originally made some time after the capture of Confederate Fort Harrison east of Richmond. The original wet plate that was the source of this albumen now resides in the Library of Congress Civil War image collection. The title accompanying the wet plate says the following: …$950.00 -
This pair of sixth plate tintypes are the only cased images I have ever seen of Civil War ironclads. The images were found together in a very nice thermoplastic case. They are matted and framed with identical mats and preservers. The images are somewhat dark, but show very well. The…$8,950.00 -
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This fine ninth plate ambrotype of a Confederate officer of the day was published in Dom Serrano’s book “Still More Confederate Faces.” It can be found on page 201 and the back of the dust jacket. The officer is seated with a studio drapery behind him. His buttons have been… -
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Charles Philemon Layton enlisted in Company H, 9th VA Cavalry (Captain W. H. F. “Rooney” Lee’s company) on June 22, 1861 at King William County, VA. He was listed as absent, sick and returned to duty three times (June 15, 1861, January 15, 1863 and July 15, 1864). He became… -
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Ambrotype, 6th plate. Wheeler is identified on page 38 of Timothy Bradshaw’s book “Battery Wagner, The Siege, The Men who Fought and the Casualties.” This exact image is pictured. The purchaser will receive a copy of the book with the image. The 18th Battalion SC Artillery was also known as… -
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George Augustus Mears was born on December 20, 1838 to James Barnes Mears and Margaret Elvira Penland Mears in North Carolina. George married Nancy M. Roberts Mears (1844-1916) and had 7 children, including Samuel Parley Mears. Mears enlisted in Company F of the 16th North Carolina Infantry on May 7,… -
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This quarter plate ambrotype is a rare image. Pictures of Union drummers are quite unusual, and this one is exceptional in content and condition. The soldier is standing with his field drum suspended around his neck with a cord. The drum has a circular design around the sound hole that… -
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Palmore sat for this ambrotype in the uniform of the Cumberland Light Dragoons (Cumberland Troop). He saw Civil War service in the 53rd VA, so he evidently did not enlist in the 3rd VA Cavalry with many of the men of the Cumberland Troop. Palmore family letters in the University… -
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One of two similar photographs, Lt. Bell is pictured with his wife Emeline and Daughter Nannie Claudia. He enlisted on May 7, 1861 at Jerusalem, VA as a 1st Lieutenant in Co. H, 5th VA Cavalry (Southampton Cavalry). He was not reelected in May 1862 when the army was reorganized… -
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Although unsigned, this beautiful quarter plate ruby ambrotype is undoubtedly a product of Charles Rees. The Rees studio props are definitive, and include the column with book, table and drapery seen in numerous other Rees images. The subject is an unknown artillery enlisted man in a shell jacket. His slouch…