Union Soldier in Private "Sack Coat" Uniform Holding Colt Army Revolver
| Artist | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Title | Union Soldier in Private "Sack Coat" Uniform Holding Colt Army Revolver |
| Date | 1861–1865 |
| Medium | Hand-colored ambrotype |
| Dimensions | Image (1/9 plate): 2 × 2 1/2 in. (5.1 × 6.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XII.9 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
New processes enabled itinerant practitioners to create inexpensive cased photographs. Such images were popular during the Civil War with soldiers wanting to celebrate their service and to send mementoes to their loved ones. A typed note found inside this case identifies the sitter as 'Uncle Lije Harper fater of Mason Harper, RR Leroy, III. Born c. 1876 in Virginia.'
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"Union Soldier in Private "Sack Coat" Uniform Holding Colt Army Revolver | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XII.9