William Minor Porter, 2nd Michigan Cavalry, Company C., fought at Franklin

Brig.Gen. Jacob Dolson Cox c. 1862

BG Jacob D. Cox, commanded the 23rd Corps at Franklin

Gen Edward Hatch, 2nd Iowa Cavalry

Sixth Plate Tintype of a US Colored Troops Soldier

This incredible tintype was offered on Cowan’s (October 2018). Though not related to the Battle of Franklin it is a superb example of a USCT soldier in uniform.

Officers of the 38th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Spectacular Half Plate Outdoor Tintype

This tintype is currently offered (Oct 2018) on Cowan’s Auction site.

Text & images source: Cowan’s

Anonymous, half plate tintype featuring officers and enlisted men of the 38th Indiana Infantry, taken around Murfreesboro, TN in April of 1863, while the 38th was encamped there following the Battle of Stones River. This spectacular outdoor image shows the men gathered around an open tent, with a captain’s desk figuring prominently in the scene. Image housed in a full pressed paper case, fully separated at spine.

Accompanying period label with embossed maker’s mark identifies all of the subjects, including Captain George Windell of Co. K, Captain William Leneau of Co. B, and Lieutenant James Low of Co. D. At the time this image was made, it is likely that Low had recently returned to the regiment after recovering from a serious head would received at Stones River. Low eventually took command of the 38th, but was killed at the Battle of Bentonville, NC, before the official commission and subsequent promotion was received. Additional paperwork included with lot provides more detailed biographical information of each subject, referencing official reports, company histories, and post-war memoirs.