Civil War cavalry soldier

Photograph

Hancock Historical Museum

Name/Title

Civil War cavalry soldier

Entry/Object ID

998.016.35

Description

somewhat faded carte de visite photo of Civil War cavalry man in full uniform holding pistol (probably Colt, maybe Spencer) in his left hand and Model 1850 foot officer's sword in right hand with tip resting on ground, scabbard hanging from belt at left, back says only "Joe" and "C(?) Johnson"

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carte de Visite

Collection

Civil War

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Carte-de-visite

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Update Date

December 8, 2025