Tintype Tuesday #10

[Manassas 1861]

Pvt. John D. Jones, of Co. I of the the 39th Mississippi infantry. He wears an overshirt, a sloch hat with the Mississippi star, he holds a musket, and has a pistol in his pants.

 

[UCVRelics]

Great Photo. He also has a side knife in his belt. A lot of Miss troops wore a star. Below is one I dug in a Miss camp.

 

[Bruce Vail]

Sure this is an old pic? Could of sworn I saw this guy on the street corner last time I was in Jackson...

 

[Manassas 1861]

He enlisted in Dry Creek, Mississippi, on May 1st 1862. And was KIA at the Battle of Franklin on November 30th, 1864.

 

[Bruce Vail]

He enlisted in Dry Creek, Mississippi, on May 1st 1862. And was KIA at the Battle of Franklin on November 30th, 1864.

Hmm....Just googled Dry Creek, MS. Not too far from Jackson...

 

[Stryker65]

Company I, 39th Mississippi is unique in that it was the only company of the 39th to serve in the Battle of Baton Rouge. Was Private Jones in that battle? He would have enlisted three months before the battle.

 

[Manassas 1861]

Company I, 39th Mississippi is unique in that it was the only company of the 39th to serve in the Battle of Baton Rouge. Was Private Jones in that battle? He would have enlisted three months before the battle.

He might have been at Baton Rouge, but I wasn't able to find any evidence of it.

 

[Biscoitos]

Sure this is an old pic? Could of sworn I saw this guy on the street corner last time I was in Jackson...

Not Funny

 

[Trooper "D"]

Pvt. John D. Jones, of Co. I of the the 39th Mississippi infantry. He wears an overshirt, a sloch hat with the Mississippi star, he holds a musket, and has a pistol in his pants.View attachment 509176

I wish we could ascertain the colors of his clothing. There were so many different styles of battle shirts. I have heard that old battle shirts left over from when proper uniforms were provided ended up as penitentiary prisoner issue clothing. I imagine they would stand out in those old shirts. Anybody have any idea of that is true or not?
Now, with that hat propped on this head like that, dod he really wear it as such or was it turned so they star holding up the brim on the side could be seen? Or maybe to thwart the shadow of that brim covering them subjects face? Or even a studio prop that doesn't actually fit the gentleman?

 

[TallTallMan]

Got a Willem Dafoe thing about him.

 

[TallTallMan]

Sure this is an old pic? Could of sworn I saw this guy on the street corner last time I was in Jackson...

He literally looks like my neighbor but 40% younger.

 

[Lubliner]

with that hat propped on this head like that,

It does look like he is wearing it sideways.
Lubliner.

 

[Manassas 1861]

If anyone has a photo suggestion for next Tuesday, feel free to shoot me a message, and I'll see what I can do.