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CIVIL WAR CAVALRY TROOPER - 1/9 Plate Cased Tintype
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This is a Civil War era 1/9 plate tintype in it's original thermo plastic case. It measures overall (2 1/2" x 3"). Great image, showing a young Civil War Union Cavalry Trooper. He is holding a sword in his right hand and has a pistol tucked into his belt. His buttons, piping, belt buckle, sword guard and pistol guard are all trimmed in gold. The tintype has no creases or rust. When tilted to the light, a small portion of his coat shows some slight roughness to the surface of the tin. This does not detract and is only mentioned to be accurate. The image is a touch dark but displays well and has a nice look. The case is near excellent with only a small (1/8") nick on one edge. The clasp works well and the hinges are tight. The velvet insert has some wear to the center. I purchased this image from an acquaintance of a friend a few years ago. This gentleman was from West Virginia and purchased this image t in an estate sale. I was told that this image along with two other tintypes that are included with this image were all found in a box with a label on top, addressed to "BESSIE GIBSON - ARLINGTON, W. VA." The family name of the estate sale was "GIBSON", more than likely, making this solder and accompanying tintypes, members of the Gibson family. T were various other paper items in the box, all with the Gibson family name on them. This gentleman did some research some years ago and through the 1900 U.S. Census, found the family and identified this soldier as "MILFORD GIBSON - KINGWOOD, PRESTON, WEST VIRGINIA - AGE 55 (1900) - SPOUSE, MARY A. - CHILDREN, JAMES, JOSEPH AND BESSIE. This gentleman, doing further research, found a Milford Gibson, who served in the "W.V. 4TH CAVALRY, "B" CO. - ENLISTED AS PRIVATE". This group includes Milford Gibson's cased tintype, his wife's tintype, a tintype of his two younger children, a copy of the label on the box that the tintypes were found in, a copy of the 1900 census showing Milford Gibson and a very short "Soldier History" showing Milford's service record (only a couple of lines). This gentleman also told me that he had talked to some family members at the estate sale and was told by them that it was common knowledge in the family that this soldier was a member of the family. Thank you. Insurance will be added to the total.
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