Armed Civil War ZOUAVE Soldier NY 56th A Tintype Photo

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Up for your consideration for 5 DAYS ONLY is what I believe is a quite Rare color tinted Tintype of a Civil War Zouave (I believe one of Duryee's) Soldier armed with Nice Long Rifle (possible Springfield) with Bayonet,Sword, and behind the rifle is either a cap box or holster and he has a large ring on his middle finger.Now as you know, tintypes were actually laterally reversed images, in the last 2 images using one of my photo programs, I reversed the image, so you actually can see the numbers on his hat and he was a lefty.I just purchased this yesterday from a woman who says " It was probably her great grandfather and the last name was possibly Whittaker".Size is approx 2 3/4" X 3 1/8" and it appears as though it may have been in a hard case with the shaped copper frame by looking at the ink shape on the image.Now from the short research I have done, I believe this Zouave soldier was from the 56th Infantry- Company A from the 10th legion out of Newburg NY, this is all based on the hat insignia and that this tintype was purchased in upstate NY.Possibly also part of the 5th New York Duryee's Zouaves. is some info I found on the 56th- 56th Infantry Regiment Civil War Tenth Legion; Orange and Sullivan Regiment. History The following is taken from / New York in the War of the Rebellion /, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912. Mustered in: October 28,1861 Mustered out: October 17, 1865 This regiment, recruited by Col. Charles H. Van Wyck, received its numerical designation and was organized October 15, 1861, at Newburgh, and t mustered in the service of the United States for three years October 28, 1861. It consisted of eleven companies, and with it were also recruited two light batteries and two troops of cavalry, the whole being known as the 10th Legion. The light batteries became the 7th and 8th Independent Batteries, and the two troops of cavalry were assigned to the 1st Mounted Rifles. The eleventh company, L, of the regiment was also known as the 5th Company, New York Sharpshooters, and 10th Legion Sharpshooter's. On the expiration of the term of its service, the men entitled tto were discharged, and the regiment retained in service. The companies were recruited principally: A, B, C, D and E at Newburgh; F at Liberty; G at Ellenville; Hand L at Callicoon Depot; I and K at Monticello; and the men came from the counties of Orange, Sullivan and Ulster. The regiment left the State November 7, 1861; served in the 1st Brigade, Casey's Division, Army of the Potomac, from November, 1861; in Naglee's, 1st Brigade, same, 2d, Division, 4th Corps, Army of the Potomac, from March 13, 1862; same brigade, Peck's Division, same corps, from June, 1862; at Yorktown, Va., from August, 1862; in Naglee's Brigade, 18th Corps, from December, 1862; in 2d, Howell's, Brigade, 3d, Ferry's, Division, 18th Corps, in South Carolina, from January 11, 1863; in the 1st Brigade, same division and corps, from March, 1863; at Folly Island, S. C., from July, 1863; at Beaufort, S. C, from August, 1863; transferred to the 10th Corps in October, 1863; in Saxton's Division of that corps, from January, 1864; in the District of Beaufort, Department of the Gulf, from June, 1864; at Morris Island, S. C., in September, 1864; in the 1st, Fatter's, Brigade, Coast Division, Hatch, Department of the South, from November, 1864; at Charleston, S. C., from March, 1865; and it was honorably discharged and mustered out, under Colonel Van Wyck, October 17, 1865, at Charleston, S. C. During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 1 officer, 40 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 23 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 3 officers, 213 enlisted men; total, 4 officers, 276 enlisted men; aggregate, 280; of whom 2 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy. The 5th NY Veteran Infantry ,Duryee Zouaves were part of the Union forces from 1863-65, they were the Veteran continuation of the original 5th NY. Welcome to the home of the 5th NY Veter... read more

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