1, 23 January, 2007
Portrait of a Musician, 2d Regulars, U.S. Cavalry, Civil War
Selected Civil War Photographs from the Library of Congress
Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865 from the Library of Congress, American Memory, Photograph 45 of 63
Portrait of a musician, 2d Regulars, U.S. Cavalry.
CREATED/PUBLISHED between 1860 and 1865, re-photographed 1961.
NOTES Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress)
Copy photo made by LC in 1961 of a photograph in collection of Marius B. Péladeau.
Reference: American Memory edition timeline. No. 1095
Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress).
CALL NUMBER Civil War Reference File
Credit line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.
1, 22 January, 2007
Images of the Civil War at the Library of Congress
Selected Civil War Photographs from American Memory at the Library of Congress. 1,118 images, many made under the supervision of Mathew B. Brady, include scenes of military personnel, preparations for battle, and battle after-effects. The collection also includes portraits of both Confederate and Union officers, and a selection of enlisted men.
Hand Tinted Views of Civil War Uniforms
A beautiful collection of 43 hand tinted photographs of enlisted men’s uniforms from the Civil War. From an 1866 2 volume set, bound for the Quatermaster General of the United States Army, presented online by the Army Quatermaster Museum.
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