Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Union Infantry Sergeant with 1861 in Broken Thermoplastic Case Martini-Henry Parts previously part of the Austro-Hungarian

previously part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

This helmet looks to have seen long service

and can be moved

He married Sarah R

Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Union Infantry Sergeant with 1861 in Broken Thermoplastic Case Martini-Henry Parts previously part of the Austro-HungarianOriginal 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 seated infantry sergeant. He wears a standard sack coat of northern Federal or Union issue, with no headgear. There may be a sword in his hands, but it is too low in the frame to say for sure. The image has heavy cracking