Featured Civil War Soldier CDV

Early CDV. No maker mark or location. Union? Confederate? Coat seems light.

 

Determining original color in early photos can be difficult, as the emulsions were less sensitive to the blue end of the spectrum. This photo is also quite faded.

 

Yeah. I wasn't seeing anything else that stood out, so I thought i'd see if anyone else saw anything interesting.

 

https://www.mainememory.net/record/82152

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_New_York_Heavy_Artillery_Regiment

 

All I know is he looks like a baby - maybe 21 at the oldest. A lot of them were.

 

funny , I think he looks older than that , even without a wedding band.... but that watch chain.... comes with some more adult age...imo

 

Looks like a Union enlisted frock coat to me.

 

Can you tell if there is trim near the cuff of the sleeve ("French-peak styled cuff trim"), as on this Union soldier?


https://loc.getarchive.net/media/unidentified-soldier-in-union-frock-coat-1

 

Yes, the sleeves look to have that design on them.

 

It seems to be a feature of Union uniforms, although Confederate clothing was quite varied. Here is a Confederate "frock" coat -

https://adolphusconfederateuniforms.com/basics-of-confederate-uniforms.html