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THBW.W. Briggs, 36th Massachusetts Infantry, DOD Andersonville, Tintype Locket
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LiveOct 31, 2018
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W.W. Briggs, 36th Massachusetts Infantry, DOD Andersonville, Tintype Locket
Engraved gold-filled locket in hunting case watch form containing two tintypes, each 1.625 in. diameter, including a portrait of a mustached soldier in uniform complete with kepi, and a portrait of a young woman, possibly his sweetheart or wife. The subjects' buttons and jewelry are highlighted in gold and their cheeks are lightly tinted pink. Front of case inscribed, " W.W. Briggs ," and back inscribed " Co. H 36 Ms. Inf. "
The locket is identified to Waldo W. Briggs, the Union private depicted in the enclosed tintype. Leaving home in Orange, MA, to enlist as a private in Co. H of the 36th Massachusetts Infantry in August 1862, Briggs survived barely eighteen months before he was taken prisoner at an unknown time and place and subsequently died of disease at Andersonville Prison on May 10, 1864. Briggs was laid to rest at Andersonville National Cemetery.Images a bit dark, but contrast remains very good. Images not examined outside locket. Some surface wear to locket.Condition
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