Civil War Tax Stamp CDV Union Soldier Camp Curtin Harrisburg PA Photo Tinted

  

ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR CDV - UNION SOLDIER - CAMP CURTIN, HARRISBURG, PA - BARE & LEFEVRE - REVENUE STAMP. Authentic Civil War-era carte de visite depicting a Union soldier in uniform, photographed by Bare & Lefevre, successors to Fred Clark, located in Eby & Kunkel's Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The verso bears their full studio imprint along with a 2¢ U.

Internal Revenue stamp, hand-canceled - confirming production between 1864 and 1866, during the closing years of the Civil War. This soldier stands proudly beside a studio column and curtain, dressed in regulation frock coat and kepi, with his brass buttons clearly visible. The setting and date place him among the thousands of Pennsylvania volunteers who passed through Camp Curtin, the largest Union Army training camp in the North.

Format: Carte de visite (CDV). Photographer: Bare & Lefevre, Harrisburg, PA (studio imprint verso).

Subject: Union soldier in uniform, full-length standing portrait. Backmark: Bare & Lefevre / Successors to Fred Clark, Harrisburg, PA. Revenue Stamp: Original blue 2¢ U.

Condition: Excellent antique condition; sharp detail, light surface wear, clean corners; strong contrast. Camp Curtin, established in 1861 at Harrisburg, trained and supplied over 300,000 Union soldiers during the war - more than any other camp in the Union. Soldiers from dozens of Pennsylvania regiments, as well as from New York, Ohio, and New Jersey, passed through before deployment to major campaigns such as Gettysburg, Antietam, and Petersburg. This CDV likely commemorates one such soldier's service at Camp Curtin - a timeless artifact from the heart of Pennsylvania's wartime effort. Genuine Civil War photograph with revenue stamp authentication. Harrisburg / Camp Curtin connection - highly collectible. Perfect for military historians, Civil War collectors, and genealogists.

A true relic of Union service and pride - a Harrisburg soldier captured in the shadow of Camp Curtin, where the North's great armies were born. Keywords: Civil War CDV, Camp Curtin, Union soldier photo, Harrisburg PA, Bare & Lefevre, Pennsylvania regiments, antique photograph, 1860s soldier, carte de visite, Union Army, Gettysburg era photo, 2 cent revenue stamp, American history collectible.