[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate ambrotype and tintype portraits of Union infantrymen, comprising:
Sale 1096 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Nov 11, 2022
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Nov 21, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate ambrotype and tintype portraits of Union infantrymen, comprising:
Sixth plate tintype of an unidentified federal infantry private wearing regulation four button sack coat. (Some tarnish and slight discoloration to edges, clarity very good.) Housed in full case (separated at hinge). The subject's forage cap shows a brass Co. A. letter and infantry bugle. -- Sixth plate ambrotype of an anonymous federal infantry private in regulation nine button frock coat showing the narrow branch of service trim on collar and cuffs. (Significant abrasion damage to top of plate.) Housed in full case (separated at hinge). The subject's forage cap lacks the typical brass insignia. He wears a two piece round militia belt plate (Gavin pp. 60-61) commonly associated with early war New England troops.
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