Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified woman found on the body Union soldier killed during the Siege of Petersburg

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This daguerreotype portrait photo was found on the body of a Union soldier who died in a 2nd Corps field hospital during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864/1865. The note also mentions that the soldier might have served with the 4th New York Artillery. The note inside the case was added probably by the person who found it. It doesn't seem like the location of the burial of the dead soldier war recorded.

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Similar story of photos found on battlefields from a few years ago.
 
That's a wonderful image. What if an ID would have to wait over 150 years for this bizarre thing called the internet? Love to think someone would see it and be able to match it to some family treasure.

Bet it's been narrowed down quite a bit. Members of the 4th US Artillery lost at Petersburg? You just know quite a few people have guesses, at least.
 
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