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[Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters]

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Photograph showing soldier in uniform, wife in dress and hat, and two daughters wearing matching coats and hats. In May 1863, U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton issued General Order No. 143 creating the Bureau of U. S. Colored Troops. This image was found in Cecil County, Maryland, making it likely that this soldier belonged to one of the seven U.S.C.T. regiments raised in Maryland. (Source: Matthew R. Gross and Elizabeth T. Lewin, 2010)

Frame: Berg 7-22.

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Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell.

Unverified identification: Sergeant Samuel Smith of Co. D, 119th United States Colored Troops, wife Mollie, and daughters Mary and Maggie, were identified in The Kentucky Explorer, November 2012, page 39, but no sources used to make the identification were included.

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105)

Purchased from: Ross J. Kelbaugh: 19th and 20th Century Photographs & Militaria, Baltimore, Md., 2008.

Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress).

Published in: Kelbuagh, Ross J. The Civil War in Maryland: Rare photographs from the collections of the Maryland Historical Society and its members. Baltimore, Md.: Toomey Press, 2006, p. 36.

Published in: Echoes of glory : Arms and equipment of the Union. Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, 2000, v. 1.

Published in: Miller, William J. and Brian C. Pohanka. An illustrated history of the Civil War, Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, 2000.

Published in: "Original Maryland Civil War photographs," Paper & advertising collectors' marketplace, August 2006.

Published in: "Rare Civil War photographs exhibited," Antiques & auction news, September 15, 2006.

Published in: Wheeler, Linda. "Photo exhibit draws on remarkable private collections," Washington Post, September 14, 2006.

Published in: Woodhead, Henry. Echoes of Glory. Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, 1991, p. 13.

Published in: The Civil War remembered. Virginia Beach, Va.: Donning Co. Publishers, c2011, p. 50.

Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Collection" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2012-2013.

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The single best source for Civil War photographs is the U.S. Library of Congress, which holds the core collections of original Civil War documentary ... The majority of the ambrotypes and tintypes are portraits by unidentified photographers of Civil War soldiers, primarily Union soldiers.

More than 2,500 special portrait photographs, called ambrotypes and tintypes, and small card photos called cartes de visite represent both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Tom Liljenquist and his sons Jason, Brandon, and Christian built this collection in memory of President Abraham Lincoln and the estimated 620,000-850,000 Union and Confederate servicemen who died in the American Civil War. For many, these photographs are the last known record we have of who they were and what they looked like. See "From the Donor's Perspective--The Last Full Measure" for the full story. The Liljenquist Family began donating their collection to the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division in 2010, and continues to add to it. In addition to the ambrotypes and tintypes, the collection also includes several manuscripts, patriotic envelopes, photographs on paper, and artifacts related to the Civil War. The portraits often show weapons, hats, canteens, musical instruments, painted backdrops, and other details that enhance the research value of the collection. Other photo topics include flags, city views, veterans, and ships. Among the rarest images are sailors, African Americans in uniform, Lincoln campaign buttons, and portraits of soldiers with their families and friends. LOC Prints & Photographs Division holds thousands of images relating to the Civil War, found in many different collections.

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01/01/1863
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Union Army Portraits

Union Army Portraits

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Faces of the U.S. Civil War form Library of Congress.
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