Approx. 1 in. dia. tintype portrait of a young African American soldier in uniform, wearing a model 1858 forage cap and holding a single shot percussion pistol. (Significant surface wear and cracking along perimeter, some surface nicks, although details of portrait are still visible, with good contrast.) Housed in half "oreo" thermoplastic Union case with geometric design (cracked edge between 4 and 5 o'clock previously repaired, chip at 3 o'clock).