Cased Civil War Image

[Majalu72]

Cased tintype image of a Civil War soldier. I am curious to know if there is any significance to the ribbing on the collar. Thank you!

 

[UCVRelics]

Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry.

 

[Majalu72]

Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry.

Thanks for the reply. I have never seen a tintype that had such a "polished" surface.

 

[major bill]

Based on the trim probably an infantryman. It is a very nice image, but from a uniform point of view, I see nothing particularly special about his uniform.

 

[Forrest]

Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry.

That makes sense, but oddly, when tinted, it is almost always done with red, even if the soldier is infantry.

 

[tryagain]

nice picture....!

 

[kappclark]

Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry.

Very interesting about the color meanings .. was there a similar color designation in the Union ?

 

[William G Hendry]

very nice image

 

[Robert Gray]

Very interesting about the color meanings .. was there a similar color designation in the Union ?

The Union army used the same color designations.

 

[kappclark]

Thanks -