Photograph, cabinet card, unidentified soldier of the 11th Virginia Infantry CSA & companion.
Title
Photograph, cabinet card, unidentified soldier of the 11th Virginia Infantry CSA & companion.
Description
Post Civil War cabinet card copy of an 1861 photograph showing an unidentified member of company B, 11th Virginia Infantry. This company was named the "Southern Guard" and can be identified by the letters "SG" on the solider's cap as well as the unusually large patriotic cockade pinned to his uniform blouse, as seen in other extant photographs of Southern Guard members.
Seated with him is an unidentified female, likely a sister, girlfriend, or wife. Both subjects exhibit features of the Melungion people, e.g. hispanic facial features and woman has six fingers, a trait found amongst some Melungions.
Photograph made by Hill City Studio, Lynchburg, Va.
Seated with him is an unidentified female, likely a sister, girlfriend, or wife. Both subjects exhibit features of the Melungion people, e.g. hispanic facial features and woman has six fingers, a trait found amongst some Melungions.
Photograph made by Hill City Studio, Lynchburg, Va.
Creator
Hill City Studio, Lynchburg Va.
Publisher
Historic Sandusky-University of Lynchburg
Date
1861, 1870s-1880s
Rights
Permission to publish or reproduce required
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Collection
Citation
Hill City Studio, Lynchburg Va. , “Photograph, cabinet card, unidentified soldier of the 11th Virginia Infantry CSA & companion.,” Historic Sandusky Archives and Collections, accessed May 5, 2024, https://historicsanduskyarchives.omeka.net/items/show/74.