mds308 Posted October 19, 2018 Share #1 Posted October 19, 2018 I'm doing this for a friend and I'm using his images. I do not have the tintype in my possession. The buckle is obviously US and there is a number 6 on the shako's hat badge. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwigh1980 Posted October 20, 2018 Share #2 Posted October 20, 2018 If I recall the New York National Guard units wore similar uniforms, however they typically wore SNY belt plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted October 20, 2018 Share #3 Posted October 20, 2018 To me the shako emblem looks very similar to this one which was described as a 1850's 7th Artillery Regimental Shako, with the exception that yours is numbered 6. See also: http://www.hudsonrivervalley.org/library/pdfs/putnam%20county.pdf May 10, 2011 - Authority to recruit in Putnam County August 14, 1862 ..... This site gave a very detailed account of the 6th Artillery Regiment during the Civil ... 6th Artillery Regiment • Authority to recruit in Putnam County August 14, 1862 • Colonel W.H. Morris & Lieutenant-Colonel J. Howard Kitching • 10 companies • Mustered in October 3, 1862 • Left New York on September 5, 1862 • Travelled to Virginia to fight in key battles • Battles of Manassas Gap, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Cedar Creek • Mustered out August 24, 1865 • 6 officers, 130 enlisted men died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mds308 Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted October 20, 2018 Thanks for the help. Great information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiques Posted October 20, 2018 Share #5 Posted October 20, 2018 My first thought was NY as well. I would also add that the image post dates the Civil War. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 20, 2018 Share #6 Posted October 20, 2018 So this will be the 6th New York Artillery not the 6th U.S. Artillery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodes Posted October 20, 2018 Share #7 Posted October 20, 2018 Is the image in the OP the original picture?...If so it's clearly a reverse negative, as indicated by the backwards "US" on his buckle and "6" on his shako...Bodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiques Posted October 20, 2018 Share #8 Posted October 20, 2018 Is the image in the OP the original picture?...If so it's clearly a reverse negative, as indicated by the backwards "US" on his buckle and "6" on his shako...Bodes Most tintypes are mirror images. There were 19th century cameras that used internal mirrors to produce a true image, but they weren't very common. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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