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Fri, Apr 24, 2026 09:00AM EDT
Lot 374

[CIVIL WAR] Brigadier General Half Plate

Estimate: $250 - $500

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Half plate seated portrait ambrotype. N.p., 1857-1865. Full leatherette case. Some tinting to cheeks. 

 

A striking portrait of a Union brigadier general, based on his shoulder boards. He is seen in full uniform, holding a sword in his right hand. 

 

[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [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]

Condition

Modern tape repair to spine of case. 

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