1/6th Plate Tintype of a Union Infantry Corporal with Enfield Rifle Musket

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1/6th Plate Tintype of a Union Infantry Corporal with Enfield Rifle Musket

1/6th plate tintype of a seated Union infantryman wearing a frock coat with leather accoutrements, forage cap, and corporal’s chevrons. He proudly holds his Enfield rifle musket at port arms, against a painted backdrop of gunboats and American flags. The image is framed in a copper matt and housed in a hinged thermoplastic case decorated with an eagle perched on a shield, surrounded by American flags and the motto THE UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION.” An excellent Civil War soldier’s image with great content and clarity.

Inventory Number:  HAR 195