A grouping of eight (8) portraits of soldiers. Views include:

1. Quarter plate full-length studio portrait tintype. Full leatherette case w/ duct tape repair.

A pencil inscription inside of the case identifies the standing subjects as Christian Straub and Corporal Joseph Ammon (alt. Amman, d. 1864), Company G, 6th Kentucky Infantry. Straub stands at the left with his arm around Ammon. Their buttons are gold gilt, with their pants and Ammon's chevrons tinted blue. Behind the duo is an intricate painted backdrop depicting a structure composed of arches and columns, completed by tiny figures within.

The 6th Kentucky was a well-fought regiment that notably engaged and experienced heavy losses at the Battle of Chickamauga. Straub was reported missing in action at Chickamauga on September 20th, 1863.

2. Sixth plate half-length studio portrait ruby ambrotype. Full leatherette case.

The mustachioed subject wears the shoulder straps of a captain and holds at his side a M1839 forage cap with a P1832 infantry insignia. These early insignia are comparable to the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Regimental insignia insofar as the horn hangs from a tassel but are distinct in that the horn curls to form a loop; this trait would carry over into post-1839 American infantry insignia. Though his cap is period appropriate to the Mexican War, the ambrotype process would not have been viable until a few years after its conclusion. 

3. Sixth plate half-length studio portrait tintype. Half leatherette case.

A portrait of a Confederate soldier, ostensibly from Mississippi, clad in a single-breasted unbuttoned frock coat with a loose-fitting garment beneath. The subject sports a beard and gazes just outside of frame. Though the image exhibits good clarity, the emulsion is flaking considerably to its left side.

4. Sixteenth plate studio bust portrait tintype. Half leatherette case. 

A portrait of a young man proudly sporting a wreath insignia with a pair of letters or numbers on his cap, likely associated with a veterans' organization.

5. Sixth plate half-length studio portrait tintype. Half leatherette case.

The confident sitter wears around his waist a belt with an oval "US" plate and a cap box. Along with his buttons, both articles are hand-gilt. The photograph is framed by a patriotic brass "Union and Constitution" mat.

6. Ninth plate half-length studio portrait tintype. Full leatherette case.

The subject does not wear a military uniform, opting for a striped shirt and tie, light vest and dark jacket, but atop his head is a kepi with an infantryman's hunting horn insignia and gold gilding.

7. Sixth plate full-length studio portrait tintype. Half leatherette case.

In this doctored example, the subjects appear in civilian clothes, with gold gilding resembling shoulder boards to the shoulders of one subject and an inverted chevron to the sleeve of the other so as to imply military service. They are possibly identified to the verso as the "[illegible] boys," indicating a familial connection.

8. Ninth plate half-length studio portrait tintype. Full leatherette case.

Portrait of an unidentified boy with gold gilt buttons.

[Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Cased Images, Union Cases, Albumen Photographs, CDVs, Carte de Visites, Cartes de Visite, Carte-de-visite, Cartes-de-visite, CDV, Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, Stereocards] [Civil War, Union, Confederate]