[CIVIL WAR]. Half plate tintype showing Company D, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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Jun 21, 2022
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Estimate
$3,000 -
$4,000
Sold for $25,000
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Half plate tintype showing Company D, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.
Half plate hand-colored tintype (some darkening at perimeter). Inscription on green paper housed with plate reads: "Co D / 2 Regt Tenn Cav." (dampstain to paper).
The image shows the Union regiment mustered outside with the expertly hand-colored American flag guidon. Their muskets, carbines, and Colt revolving rifles are clearly visible. Company D of the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry (Union) was primarily mustered from Blount County, near Knoxville. This image was published in The Tennesee State Library and Archives project "Look Back: The Civil War in Tennesee." (ID#: maur038).
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