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

Unidentified Confederate Surgeon.

July 19, 2012

Library of Congress

Unidentified soldier in Confederate captain's uniform with black cuffs to indicate that he is a surgeon

 

Unidentified soldier in Confederate captain’s uniform with black cuffs to indicate that he is a surgeon.

Medium: 1 photograph : sixth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 9.3 x 8.3 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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Note: I digitally enhanced the image to try to bring out the original hand coloring.

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