Unidentified Civil War Soldiers from Virginia, Mississippi and New York
The Virginia seal on the belt buckle of this soldier leaves no doubt about his state affiliation. The blade of his sword appears to be a Model 1840-foot officer type.
Category: Stragglers
Texas, a Modoc War Veteran and a Wartime Dag
Erskine Mason Camp is pictured here in 1861 at the start of an eventful 15-year military career. A witty conversationalist born in Sackets Harbor, N.Y., his father, Elisha, served in
Trans-Mississippi Troopers
Dressed in plumed hats and overshirts, these men may be Texas or Mississippi cavalrymen according to late collector and dealer William A. Turner. Their ages suggest a father and son
Saddler McCoon at Fort Scott
Sitting astride his mount, Saddler George Henry McCoon of the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry is ready to ride from his home base at Fort Scott, Kan. Armed with a sword and
Zouaves, a Naval Officer, a Confederate and an Elite Knickerbocker
This soldier in the 5th New York Infantry, better known as Duryée’s Zouaves for its commander, Col. Abram Duryée, apparently liked his portrait enough to have it tinted by a
Lincoln’s Men
These portraits of infantrymen posed with Model 1861 Springfield rifled muskets evoke the celebrated Conkling Letter penned by Abraham Lincoln on Aug. 26, 1863. Written for a mass meeting of
Wounded Confederates, Union Soldiers
July 4, 1864, the 88th anniversary of American independence from Great Britain, marked the end of Confederate Brig. Gen. Alfred Jefferson Vaughan, Jr.’s combat career with the Army of Tennessee.
A Florida Chaplain and One of Mosby’s Men
Among the men of faith who tended to the spiritual needs of the Florida Brigade of the Army of Tennessee was Robert Lemuel Wiggins. Born in Baldwin, Ga., Wiggins lived
Quantrill’s Raid, Musicians and a Zouave
Carte de visite by W.H. Lamon of Lawrence, Kan. Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Museum Collection. Two years after Quantrill’s Raid devastated Lawrence, Kan., the town rose like Phoenix from the
A Chaplain and Two Soldiers
The belt and cap box worn by this unnamed volunteer tell a soldier’s story. His Southern-made leather belt with a two-piece Confederate buckle is flanked by two buttons that appear
