Ambrotype of soldier, 79th New York Highlanders

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GLC#
GLC05131.16-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1861-1862 ca.
Title
Ambrotype of soldier, 79th New York Highlanders
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 9.2 cm, Width: 8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Full length, standing portrait of a young officer in a kilt, knee high socks and shoes with large gold painted buckles. Uniform indicates the soldier was a member of the New York 79th, "the Highlanders." [See Uniforms of the Civil War, p. 63] CASE: Stamped paper on wood with heraldic design. Case thickness 1.9 cm.

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