a hitherto unpublished ambrotype of an unknown private belonging to the Jake Thompson Guards, a company that later became Company K of the 19th Mississippi Infantry. A thin strip of wood or stiffened paper is stencilled "J.T. GUARDS" and wedged in between the buttons for display. The telegraphic use of the plaque bearing the company name is known in other Mississippi images, specifically the "JEFF DAVIS GUARDS" of which a handful have been published, and is very likely the same anonymous photographer possibly working in Corinth. The soldier wears a gray triple-breasted jacket with dark horizontal braid connecting the rows of gilded buttons. The basic design of the dress uniform is well-documented in period photographs and incorporated popular antebellum militia elements that influenced the Army of Mississippi regulations put into effect by the state's Volunteer Military Board in March 1861 following secession. The double chevrons worn on the sleeve are taken to indicate a corporal rather than merely additional embellishment and are consistent with the Military Board's original stipulation that simply duplicated the non-comissioned insignia worn by the U.S. Army. It is impossible to say whether the braid represents branch of service color, which changed several times in 1861 from crimson to green to blue for infantry. The wide band around the base of the forage cap appears to be a shade darker than the uniform trim. The M1849 Colt Pocket Pistol with 5" barrel may or may not be the photographer's prop. Hailing from Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties, the Jake Thompson Guards mustered into Confederate service in Oxford as Company K, 19th Mississippi in May 1861 becoming the first of the state's volunteer regiments to enlist "for the war." The regiment proceeded to the eastern theater and was later assigned to the 1st Corps fighting with the Army of Northern Virigina for the duration. The 19th Mississippi suffered particualrly heavy casualties at Williamsburg, Gaines Mill, and Antietam and also saw action at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. About 137 officers and men surrendered at Appomattox. The original silk company banner of the Jake Thompson Guards still exists in the Mississippi Capitol Museum's Civil War Flag Collection located in Jackson. The original Company K roster is available online for further research. A rare and desirable Mississippi image lacking only a positive identifcation. Condition: Plate is EXC except for minor mat abrasions and positively glows outside of the dirty coverglass. Clarity is strong but not razor sharp. Housed in a partial composition case.
a hitherto unpublished ambrotype of an unknown private belonging to the Jake Thompson Guards, a company that later became Company K of the 19th Mississippi Infantry. A thin strip of wood or stiffened paper is stencilled "J.T. GUARDS" and wedged in between the buttons for display. The telegraphic use of the plaque bearing the company name is known in other Mississippi images, specifically the "JEFF DAVIS GUARDS" of which a handful have been published, and is very likely the same anonymous photographer possibly working in Corinth. The soldier wears a gray triple-breasted jacket with dark horizontal braid connecting the rows of gilded buttons. The basic design of the dress uniform is well-documented in period photographs and incorporated popular antebellum militia elements that influenced the Army of Mississippi regulations put into effect by the state's Volunteer Military Board in March 1861 following secession. The double chevrons worn on the sleeve are taken to indicate a corporal rather than merely additional embellishment and are consistent with the Military Board's original stipulation that simply duplicated the non-comissioned insignia worn by the U.S. Army. It is impossible to say whether the braid represents branch of service color, which changed several times in 1861 from crimson to green to blue for infantry. The wide band around the base of the forage cap appears to be a shade darker than the uniform trim. The M1849 Colt Pocket Pistol with 5" barrel may or may not be the photographer's prop. Hailing from Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties, the Jake Thompson Guards mustered into Confederate service in Oxford as Company K, 19th Mississippi in May 1861 becoming the first of the state's volunteer regiments to enlist "for the war." The regiment proceeded to the eastern theater and was later assigned to the 1st Corps fighting with the Army of Northern Virigina for the duration. The 19th Mississippi suffered particualrly heavy casualties at Williamsburg, Gaines Mill, and Antietam and also saw action at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. About 137 officers and men surrendered at Appomattox. The original silk company banner of the Jake Thompson Guards still exists in the Mississippi Capitol Museum's Civil War Flag Collection located in Jackson. The original Company K roster is available online for further research. A rare and desirable Mississippi image lacking only a positive identifcation. Condition: Plate is EXC except for minor mat abrasions and positively glows outside of the dirty coverglass. Clarity is strong but not razor sharp. Housed in a partial composition case.
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