[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate ruby ambrotype of a young Union cavalryman from the western theater.

Sixth plate ruby ambrotype of an unknown western cavalryman wearing a modified Hardee hat sporting copious hanging tassels. This style of ostentatious headgear is associated with both identified Ohio and Indiana cavalry images. The shell jacket is state issue, having at least 12 buttons, with a noticeably high collar lacking the usual braid. The subject casually poses with his jacket open, wearing multiple gilded finger rings. (Very good clarity, one small spot near top left.) Housed in a half case (some surface loss). A fine, early war portrait of a boyish Union trooper.

Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon

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[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate ruby ambrotype of a young Union cavalryman from the western theater.

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