Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Union Infantry Sergeant with 1861 in Broken Thermoplastic Case German SS There is also heavy glue

There is also heavy glue residue underneath from pieces being glued back on

but it has broken off of the horn itself

The cap is marked S 65 on the interior

both bands stamped with the “U”

with no tearing to the leatherette covering

Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Union Infantry Sergeant with 1861 in Broken Thermoplastic Case German SS There is also heavy glueOriginal Item: Only One Available. Everything about this image, including its presentation, makes it a splendid memento of the Civil War. This Civil War cased "Sixth Plate" (2. 75 x 3. 25 inch) tintype portrait shows an unidentified seated infantry sergeant. He wears a standard sack coat of northern Federal or Union issue, with no headgear. There may be a sword in his hands, but it is too low in the frame to say for sure. The image has heavy cracking