1/4 Plate Tintype of Seated Federal Soldier with 6th Corp Badge

1/4 Plate Tintype of a Seated Federal Soldier with 6th Corps Badge, Kepi in Hand, and Patriotic Backdrop with American Flag
 
This striking quarter-plate tintype features a seated Union soldier wearing a visible 6th Corps badge on his uniform. He is posed holding his kepi in one hand, with a classic patriotic studio backdrop behind him that prominently includes an American flag.
 
The image offers good clarity and detail, showing the soldier’s regulation Federal uniform, the distinctive 6th Corps badge, and the flag in the background — popular symbolic elements meant to convey loyalty and patriotism during the Civil War.
 
Quarter-plate images of soldiers displaying their corps badges are particularly desirable, as they help tie the portrait to a specific unit within the Army of the Potomac. The 6th Corps was one of the most respected and heavily engaged corps of the Eastern Theater, participating in major battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania.
Housed in a half case.
 
A fine addition to any collection of identified or unidentified Union soldiers, corps badge photography, or patriotic Civil War portraits.