American Civil War,Unidentified Union Soldier,Saber,Revolver,Mourning,c1861

Title: [Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with saber and revolver
Date Created/Published: [between 1861 and 1865]
Summary: Many families followed Victorian mourning customs in the mid-1800s. Mourning periods varied based on one's relation to the deceased. While these periods were characterized mainly by mourning garb, photographs and jewelry, like this locket, also served as mementos of the deceased. (Source: Matthew R. Gross and Elizabeth T. Lewin, 2010)
Notes:
Title devised by Library staff.
Black locket case shows cross and fern motif.
Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105).
More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj
Exhibited: 'The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Collection' at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.
Subjects:
United States.--Army--People--1860-1870.
Soldiers--Union--1860-1870.
Military uniforms--Union--1860-1870.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union.
Hairwork jewelry--1860-1870.
Lockets--1860-1870.
Mourning jewelry--1860-1870.
Portrait photographs--1860-1870.
Tintypes--Hand-colored--1860-1870.
Bookmark /2010650764/
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