61-62 probably.Awfully fancy coats for NCOs. That, plus the striped pants leads me to say definitely early-war.
Not necessarily, their uniforms are typical of what the garrisons surrounding Charleston and Savannah would have been issued. Decent amount of photographic documentation of these troops from the coastal garrisons wearing similar uniforms.Awfully fancy coats for NCOs. That, plus the striped pants leads me to say definitely early-war.
There a book on photograph history of South Carolina in the Civil War... That should give someone a lead to what studio the the pictures of three were taken at.
https://books.google.com/books?id=fLo5Agwf8G4C&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=south+carolina+photography+studio+in+the+civil+war&source=bl&ots=LIMcJRqQ6c&sig=9DbCSm3tO5-fgBegZFTMDLztUjk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBivC6w8zKAhXBfyYKHbv8BhwQ6AEISjAG#v=onepage&q=south carolina photography studio in the civil war&f=false
Look at the picture on page 8... first hot lead photographer George S. Cook.. to followup on...
The uniforms seemed to get very utilitarian as time went by.61-62 probably.
What a coincidence. I have a 1/4 plate dag by George Cook that I will be restoring next week (rinse and re-seal). Can't wait to see how it turns out. Not being able to afford a photograph of a Confederate soldier, I figured the next best thing would be a poor-quality daguerreotype by the 'Photographer of the Confederacy':
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Very cool, I have never seen a Cook case before. Be sure to post a pic of it after it is cleaned.