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

Unidentified–a rebel soldier’s child?

October 29, 2013

Civil war portrait,Library of Congress,Miscellaneous document sources

Unidentified young boy wearing secession badge and holding a rifle

 

Unidentified young boy wearing secession badge and holding a rifle

__________

Sixth-plate ambrotype, hand colored ; 9.4 x 8.2 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.

__________

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 077

Previous post:

Next post: