Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Union Infantry Soldier with Kepi in Complete Thermoplastic Case by Holmes, Booth and Haydens No Return Measures 13 1/2" x 4

Measures 13 1/2" x 4 1/8"

just wear from service and years of careful cleaning

The friction igniter consisted of a bronze body with a central chamber filled with black powder and supplied with a 5 or 7 second delay

The top of the hat shows moth and holes

Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Union Infantry Soldier with Kepi in Complete Thermoplastic Case by Holmes, Booth and Haydens No Return Measures 13 1/2" x 4Original Item: Only One Available. Everything about this image, including its presentation, makes it a splendid memento of the Civil War. This Civil War cased "Sixth Plate" (2. 75 x 3. 25 inch) tintype portrait shows an unidentified soldier. He wears a standard frock coat of northern Federal or Union issue, as well as a regulation forage cap. He is wearing an M 1855 enlisted mans leather waist belt & buckle with a cap pouch and bayonet attached. The