“Iron Brigade” 1/4 Plate Tintype Lt. Lewis M. Yeatman,19th Indiana Infantry Wounded 4x’s including Gettysburg!

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“Iron Brigade” 1/4 Plate Tintype 

Lt. Lewis M. Yeatman, 19th Indiana Infantry 

Wounded 4 Times!  

Brawner’s Farm, Antietam, Gettysburg & Petersburg. 

 

Exceptional identified Civil War 1/4 plate tintype portrait of Lewis M. Yeatman, prominently shown in Federal uniform standing beside a patriotic camp scene complete with American flag and military encampment backdrop. The image retains tremendous eye appeal, depicting Yeatman armed with a regulation staff officer’s sword, wearing a well-fitted frock coat with brass buttons and waist belt, his pose conveying the hardened bearing of a veteran soldier. Particularly striking is the painted studio backdrop featuring rows of tents and a waving Stars and Stripes, creating one of the classic patriotic wartime portrait compositions. 

 

The rear of the case bears period pencil identification reading in part:

 

“1 Lieut

Lewis M. Yeatman

Co D 19th Regt

Ind Vol

Washington

City DC”

 

Research reveals Yeatman entered service as a private in the famed 19th Indiana Infantry, one of the hard-fighting western regiments of the Iron Brigade. Through repeated combat service and demonstrated merit, he rose steadily through the ranks, ultimately attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant by the fall of 1864. His wartime record was extraordinary. Yeatman was wounded at Brawner’s Farm, Antietam, Gettysburg, and again during the brutal Petersburg Campaign in the summer of 1864—an almost unbelievable combat history spanning many of the war’s bloodiest engagements. 

 

After mustering out of the 19th Indiana in October 1864, Yeatman reenlisted later that same month in Company I, 142nd Indiana Infantry, serving until final muster out at Nashville, Tennessee on July 14, 1865. He later filed for a pension in February 1880. 

 

Iron Brigade images are always desirable, but examples with direct Gettysburg association, multiple wound history, and strong wartime patriotic presentation are exceptionally scarce. The tintype remains housed behind its original gilt mat and displays beautifully overall, showing some minor bends consistent with age and handling. A highly desirable and deeply personal image connected to one of the Union Army’s veteran fighting men. 

 

Inventory Number: HAR 254