Original U.S. Civil War Era Cased Quarter Plate Tintype Photograph showing Three Railroad Workers Antique Wheellock Firearms over the chamber and 38

over the chamber and 38 CAL (faint) on the brass carrier block

and the Marines marched on

We can see that there definitely used to be a mei (signature) on the correct area of the blade

all of which now show a worn steel patina from years of service and cleaning

Cavalry companies accounted for 20 percent of the total number of company sized organizations

Original U.S. Civil War Era Cased Quarter Plate Tintype Photograph showing Three Railroad Workers Antique Wheellock Firearms over the chamber and 38Original Item: Only One Available. Everything about this image, including its presentation, makes it a splendid memento of the Civil War Era. This cased "Quarter Plate" (3. 25 x 4. 25 inch) tin type portrait shows three workmen in white uniforms with "Railroad" style caps. The uniforms they wear are quite soiled, suggesting they might be responsible for putting coal in the burner that fires the boiler. It's also possible that they are naval stokers.