#16112 - Amazing Tintype of a Union Musician Soldier with fife
This is an original ninth-plate photograph of a Union trooper who is a uniformed musician. He hold a fife which is not a common instrument to be shown so clearly. His shell jacket has the butterfly type cross-chest piping worn by musicians. Excellent contrast and clarity. Sadly, his identity is still unknown. But more & more complex facial recognition programs that are linked to known CW soldier databases are starting to ID these troops if a picture already exists in files elsewhere. The use of this great image was offered by a friendly EBay seller who we thank!
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