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

Unidentified soldier of 33rd Missouri Infantry Regiment with bayoneted musket and revolver in front of painted backdrop showing weapons and American flag at Benton Barracks, SaintUnidentified soldier of 33rd Missouri Infantry Regiment with bayoneted musket and revolver in front of painted backdrop showing weapons and American flag at Benton Barracks, Saint Louis, Missouri.

Photo by Enoch Long.

Sixth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 9.5 x 8.4 cm (case)

Gift by Tom Liljenquist; 2011

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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digital file from original itemNote – 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 045

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