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[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket, bayonet in scabbard, and cap box]

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Case: Leather scroll exterior floral motif.

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105).

Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Collection" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

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The single best source for Civil War photographs is the U.S. Library of Congress, which holds the core collections of original Civil War documentary ... The majority of the ambrotypes and tintypes are portraits by unidentified photographers of Civil War soldiers, primarily Union soldiers.

More than 2,500 special portrait photographs, called ambrotypes and tintypes, and small card photos called cartes de visite represent both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Tom Liljenquist and his sons Jason, Brandon, and Christian built this collection in memory of President Abraham Lincoln and the estimated 620,000-850,000 Union and Confederate servicemen who died in the American Civil War. For many, these photographs are the last known record we have of who they were and what they looked like. See "From the Donor's Perspective--The Last Full Measure" for the full story. The Liljenquist Family began donating their collection to the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division in 2010, and continues to add to it. In addition to the ambrotypes and tintypes, the collection also includes several manuscripts, patriotic envelopes, photographs on paper, and artifacts related to the Civil War. The portraits often show weapons, hats, canteens, musical instruments, painted backdrops, and other details that enhance the research value of the collection. Other photo topics include flags, city views, veterans, and ships. Among the rarest images are sailors, African Americans in uniform, Lincoln campaign buttons, and portraits of soldiers with their families and friends. LOC Prints & Photographs Division holds thousands of images relating to the Civil War, found in many different collections.

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army people soldiers union military uniforms rifles daggers and swords history civil war military personnel portrait photographs tintypes hand colored soldier uniform union uniform musket bayonet scabbard cap box 1861 union army portraits 19th century american civil war liljenquist family collection of civil war photographs photo cap box ultra high resolution high resolution united states history military portrait military library of congress
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01/01/1861
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Union Army Portraits

Union Army Portraits

Faces of the Civil War

Faces of the U.S. Civil War form Library of Congress.
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army people soldiers union military uniforms rifles daggers and swords history civil war military personnel portrait photographs tintypes hand colored soldier uniform union uniform musket bayonet scabbard cap box 1861 union army portraits 19th century american civil war liljenquist family collection of civil war photographs photo cap box ultra high resolution high resolution united states history military portrait military library of congress