He is wearing a jacket with a row of buttons down the center. Towards the bottom of his shirt there is a horizontal cloth that is separate from the jacket. The theories are endless on this image.
The item "Civil War Era Tintype African American Slave Soldier 1800s Alabama" is in sale since Tuesday, December 06, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Photographs". The seller is "bluemarlin437232" and is located in Roswell, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, CO, PA, JM.