Library of Congress title: “Unidentified soldier in Union first lieutenant’s uniform and kepi with cavalry saber atop horse in front of fence, building, and woods.” (Probably an infantry officer with an infantry sword. See Craig Morris’s comment below.)
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Quarter-plate tintype, hand-colored ; 16.5 x 14.1 cm (case)
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.
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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 047
