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Great Pair of Early War Soft Emulsion Ambrotypes of Two Tennessee Brothers Off to War....
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Great Pair of Early War Soft Emulsion Ambrotypes of Two Tennessee Brothers Off to War. Both very young, doubtless no more than 16-18 years old. They wear nearly identical handmade checkered shirts and rumpled wide brim slouch hats. Each holds a M1816/22 musket with arsenal cone conversion, hammer cocked. Very fine quality and condition, just some minor bluing at the edges. Purchased from a Tennessee estate. Striking testimony to the lure of the romance and bravado of the battlefield to Southern youth, only for them to lose their innocence amidst the blood and horror of four years of combat. A pair of touching and tragic images.Auction Info
2009 December Signature Arms & Militaria Including Civil War Auction #6021 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
December, 2009
12th
Saturday
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