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

Unidentified soldier in Confederate artillery first lieutenant's uniform holding sword, with lock of hair in case

 

Unidentified soldier in Confederate artillery first lieutenant’s uniform holding sword, with lock of hair in case

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Ninth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 7.4 x 6.3 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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imageNote – This image has been digitally adjusted for one or more of the following:

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Civil War Portrait 079

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