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

Unidentified young soldier in Confederate private's uniform -- in frame

Unidentified young soldier in Confederate private’s uniform with cased photograph.

__________

Close-up crop:

close-up crop -- Unidentified young soldier in Confederate private's uniform

__________

sixth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 9.3 x 8.1 cm (case)

Photographer: Charles R. Rees

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 106

Previous post:

Next post: