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

Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with Berdan’s Sharps rifle and Colt 1862 Police Model pistol

January 24, 2013

Civil war portrait,Library of Congress,Miscellaneous document sources

Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with Berdan's Sharps rifle and Colt 1862 Police Model pistol

Medium: 1 photograph : sixth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 9.3 x 8.0 cm (case).

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012;

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.

Civil War Portrait 020

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