Figure 1.-- This ambrotype is a portrait of two boys dressed in a military uniform, almost certainly cadets at a military academy. We do not know what school they attemded, but the destinctive uniform should help identify it. The portrait has been tinted. The portrait is unidentified and undated. Ambrotypes began to appear im America about 1855. So this portrait was brobably taken in the late-1850s. The boys look to be about 13-14 years old so they very likely begame involved in the Civil War (1861-65). They could be brothers, but do not look a lot alike and are thus just good friends.

This ambrotype is a portrait of two boys dressed in a military uniform, almost certainly cadets at a military academy. We do not know what school they attemded, but the destinctive uniform should help identify it. The portrait has been tinted. The boys' cheeks have a little blush color. And the trim on their uniforms also looks to be a gold/yellow color. The portrait is unidentified and undated. Ambrotypes began to appear im America about 1855. So this portrait was brobably taken in the late-1850s. The boys look to be about 13-14 years old so they very likely became involved in the Civil War (1861-65). They could be brothers, but do not look a lot alike and are thus just good friends.

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