Thomas Isaiah Booker in Confederate uniform with Colt navy revolver, book, tin drum canteen, and sign reading Jeff Davis and the South!
Summary: Photo shows identified soldier from Louisiana from either Co. D, 8th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment; Co. B, 28th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, or Co. B, 29th Louisiana Infantry Regiment.
Soldier identification from great granddaughter Suella Booker Cooper (November 2012)
Medium: 1 photograph : ninth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 7.4 x 6.3 cm (case)
Donated by Tom Liljenquist; 2012
Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs; Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Record page for image is here.
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Note: This image has been digitally enhanced for fade correction, color enhancement and selected spot removal.
Civil War Portrait 021
