He has his sword drawn and held high striking a pose that can only be described as a Charge!!! There are 5 other men in civilian clothing in the background standing against a wooden fence and in the background behind the horse there is a pig rooting in the mud with his snout! This rare and original, Civil War Ambrotype Photograph is in good to very good condition.
The Photograph exhibits sharp focus, strong contrast and a rich, warm tonality but has solarized around the edges creating a "halo" effect that frames the Cavalryman. There surface is sound and stable but there are light surface wipes that are MUCH more noticeable in the scans below than they are when the Image is viewed "in hand" without magnification. The Gutta Percha hard case closes squarely and latches but has chips on the side panels at the two brass latched, is slightly loose at the hinges and has edge chipping at the center of one edge of the back side. A very rare and original, 1860s Civil War Cased Quarter Plate Ambrotype Photograph of a Union Cavalryman on horseback with revolver drawn and a fantastic addition to any collection! The item "1860's CIVIL WAR AMBROTYPE PHOTO OF CALVARY SOLDIER ON HORSEBACK WITH REVOLVER" is in sale since Friday, June 24, 2016.
This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Photographs". The seller is "walnutts" and is located in Brewster, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.