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THBSixth Plate Ambrotype of Confederate Infantry Officer, Possibly from the 11th Mississippi Infantry
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Sixth plate ambrotype portrait of an unidentified Confederate infantry officer, possibly from the 11th Mississippi Infantry, as indicated by consignor, wearing civilian dress, buttons and belt highlighted in gold. The officer is shown holding an officer's sword and wears a hat pinned up on one side with what appears to be a metal star and adorned with a plume. The gilded hat insignia, which looks to be a star ornament was very common among early Mississippi troops and is documented in numerous early war photographs. The upturned hat brim is also a common feature noted in early Mississippi photography (See R. Field, The Confederate Army, p.37). Ron Field's book entitled Uniforms of the Civil War provides a description of the uniform worn by the Lamar Rifles, Co. G of the 11th Mississippi, including the hats, which were "pinned up one side only...and adorned with infantry bugle horn insignia, and, in some cases, a single black ostrich feather" (p.167). Although the subject wears a hat with insignia and feather similar to that worn by members of the 11th Mississippi, as described in Field's book, we cannot confirm that this unidentified officer was from the regiment. Ca 1861. Housed in a pressed paper case, separated at the spine.Formed in Corinth, MS, on May 4, 1861, the 11th Mississippi participated in several major battles, including the First Battle of Bull Run, or First Manassas, near Manassas, VA, Battle at Seven Pines, near Richmond, VA, Gaines Mill, and the 2nd Battle of Manassas. In Sept. 1862, under John Bell Hood, the 11th MS met Federal Joseph Hooker's First Corps near Sharpsburg, suffering 117 casualties. In Nov., the 2nd, 11th, and 42nd MS formed a new brigade with the 55th North Carolina led by Joseph Robert Davis, Jefferson Davis' nephew. In July 1863, the 11th suffered its greatest losses, incurring 340 casualties. The 11th went on to participate in the battles of Wilderness, Talle's Mill, Spotsylvania Court House, and Bethesda Church. In April 1865 after defending the area around the city of Petersburg, the 11th MS was captured by Gen. Grant's forces.Solarization at mat edges. Series of thin vertical scratches on the right side of the subject's face and beard. Flaking of backing lacquer. Case brittle and missing three edges of one cover.
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