Showing Collections: 1 - 2 of 2
Civil War photographs (tintypes) of Tenn. soldiers, possibly Martin or Rimmer families from Jefferson County, Tenn.
Collection
Identifier: Artifact 2011.002
Scope and Contents
Pair of Union Civil War tintypes (tinted) housed in a octagonal gutta percha case. Subjects are brothers from Jefferson County, Tenn from the Martin or Rimmer family. Case measures 3" H x 2 1/2" W. Condition: Overall very good condition.
Dates:
1861 - 1865
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
Sirenius M. Mort, 1st Lt., Co., F, 9th Tenn. Cavalry, Volunteers, USA (Civil War tintype)
Collection
Identifier: SPC 2011.022
Scope and Contents
Civil War tin type in Daguerreo style Union Case embossed with the eagle and U.S. flag. Lt. S. M, Mort is in uniform, seated, holding a sword. The buttons and bars on the uniform are highlighted in gold. The sash is highlighted in purple. His obituary is folded and in the case. He died July 15, 1869. The obituary includes tributes from men who served with him in the Union army. Mort was a member of the well-known family of potters in Jefferson County, Tenn..
Dates:
1865
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
Filtered By
Filter Results
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Mort, Sirenius M. 1
- Portraits 1
- Potters 1
- S. M. Mort 1
- Union soldiers 1
- Language
- No linguistic content; Not applicable 1
