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1/6th Plate Ambrotype Identified as Samuel Gill, Company I, 1st Mississippi Cavalry. Subject wears homespun battle shirt with what appear to be block  "C" buttons and is enclosed in a unique, handmade Confederate case with homespun fabric for the mat pillow. The case is split at the seam, but otherwise intact. Image is distinct and clear with slight halo near the mat. Very Rare piece........................$2,250

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Absolutely superb 1/6 Plate Tintype of a Confederate Officer. Image shows up with the quality of a fine ambrotype. Subject wears beautifully tinted gray frock coat in which one can see the distinctive jean cloth, homespun weave. No visible signs of rank on the coat, but many CS Officers had abandoned gaudy insignia for plain homespun fairly early in the war. His cheeks are lightly tinted. The glare is from my camera. Image comes in full case.
A fine piece for the discerning collector...........................$2,000

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1/9th Plate Ambrotype of a Virginia Soldier from the Winchester area. In a word, this fellow is "loaded," with six weapons: musket, bowie knife, two pistols (a pocket Whitney in his hand and what looks like a Colt pocket in his belt), and two bayonets. In addition, the soldier is wearing a cool battle shirt, common to soldiers of the Shenandoah Valley. Upon his waist belt is a very clear upside down OVM plate. These were commonly worn by some members of the Stonewall Brigade after they raided the B & O supply depots at Martinsburg, Va. There are some mat abrasions and a series of scratches across the image. Overall, it is a great example of an early war Confederate.
Comes in full case...................................................................$550

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1/6th Plate Ambrotype of a Confederate Corporal from Tennessee wearing an unbuttoned shell jacket and resting his kepi upon his knee. Jacket has collar tabs and piping at the sleeves. The corporal's chevrons are clearly seen. The image does has some mat abrasions and a fine peppery spotting over the emulsion. A nice example of a Confederate soldier, fairly priced.

Comes in half case...................................................................$450

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1/6th Plate Tintype of an African American Union Soldier. Subject is neatly dressed in a frock coat with unbuttoned vest and cravat. He is wearing a pork-pie slouch hat. Only the very slightest of bends, which can barely be seen at certain angles in the light, keeps this from being a flawless piece. Black Americana is a very competitive field and such images are highly sought after so these don't come around often. Image comes in a half case.
Priced far less than many I have seen.....................................$850

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A Classic Post-Mortem View from "The War for the Union" series of a very young Confederate Soldier lying dead in the trenches at Petersburg following the final Union attacks on April 2, 1865. The Confederate Breastwork, called Fort Mahone by the Confederates and "Fort Damnation" by the Yanks, was literally filled with bodies when photographed by T C Roche following the evacuation by the Army of Northern Virginia. Card is in fine condition with only the slightest wear to the edges...............................................................................$175

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Another clear view from "The War for the Union" series. This image depicts thousands of soldiers graves near the General Hospital at City Point, Virginia, which was General Grant's Headquarters during the seige of Petersburg. Card is in very good condition with no bends and only slight corner wear. A wonderful document attesting to
 the cost of conquering the South............................................$150

1/9^th Plate hand-tinted Ambrotype of an excessively rare subject, a Confederate Sailor, identified as James B Cahoon. Records say Cahoon was a mariner from Beaufort, NC, who enlisted in Co “I” 3^rd NC State Troops on 5-10-1861. On January 29^th, 1862, he was transferred to the Confederate Navy and served as a Master’s Mate on the CSS Raleigh. There were two CSS Raleighs. I am not sure which ship he served on. The Image is just beautifully tinted in blues and flesh tones. Subject wears a seaman’s blouse or work shirt and a kind of wheel hat. Image is identified by the name J B Cahoon scratched into the emulsion. This can only be seen when the frame is removed. Tragically, the image has been cracked in the upper right corner. It is a clean break and fits together nicely, but it is flawed. I have examined quite a few CS images in my time and can only recall seeing a handful noted as sailors. This is a rare thing, but priced accordingly because of the damage.  Comes in a thermoplastic case........Sold

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1/6TH Plate Ambrotype of an Armed Identified Virginia Sergeant. This is a superb image of Sergeant John R Jasper of the New Market Volunteers, Co H., 49th Virginia Infantry. He is dressed in typical early war Militia style with a dark gray or blue coatee with epaulettes and a triple row of buttons. An ivory handled militia sword is at his side and he holds a forage cap with a tarred rain cover.  Sergeant Jasper was wounded at Seven Pines on May 31st, 1862 and captured at Winchester on September 19th, 1864. He was sent to Point Lookout POW camp, where he was exchanged on March 15th, 1865. This is the exact image pictured in the book Even More Confederate Faces by William Turner, page 164, top left. Image is very clear and sharp and in nice condition with a slight mat halo around the edges. It comes in a full case in nice condition. Very rare to find these days..........................Sold