Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform next to draped table in front of painted backdrop showing fort scene in photo fram

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform next to draped table in front of painted backdrop showing fort scene.

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Sixth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 11.6 x 10.4 cm (frame)

Gift by Tom Liljenquist; 2010

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.

__________digital file from original item

Note – This image has been digitally adjusted for one or more of the following:

    • fade correction,
    • color, contrast, and/or saturation enhancement
    • selected spot and/or scratch removal
    • cropped for composition and/or to accentuate subject matter
    • straighten image

Civil War Portrait 064

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