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

Unidentified soldier in Confederate quantrillian battleshirt-in frame

 

Unidentified soldier in Confederate quantrillian battleshirt with double barrel percussion shotgun and cocked Colt Navy revolver.

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Close-up crop:

Close-up crop of Unidentified soldier in Confederate quantrillian battleshirt

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sixth-plate ambrotype; 9.0 x 8.0 cm (case)

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 112

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