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Posted 14 years ago
marcobabe13
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This is a tintype of my great grandfather. Cassius was born in 1845 and I suspect this photo was taken before he went off to the Civil War in 1863 at the age of 18. I have the original letter he wrote to my grandfather Calvin in 1911.
He writes of his half-sister Laura "rattling gab that no one could get a word in edgewise." My husband would say some things never change!
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is he also holding a jug of something? LOL guns-n-alcohol! fortifying fighting men for over 150 yarrs!
lo great story and family heirloom
Yes, geekasaurus, he had his priorities straight, didn't he? (tee hee)
I simply love the phrase "rattling gab"! What a great picture of a good-lookin' 18-year-old lad.
awesome pic ......i also have some tintype of an oil rig and lady with kid on horse. ill try to show and tell soon
Top notch photo. Great letter. You're lucky to have an heirloom like this.
Thank you very much, August. Yes, I'm extremely lucky to have such a wonderful heirloom. Thank you also, kate and kristie, for your comments.
I am an avid military collector and a firearms Instructor, I am rather fascinated at how he indexed his fingers on the weapon. Cool photo!
Thanks, Sarge. Perhaps there's no reason why he was holding the gun the way he was......maybe he just posed that way for the camera? I guess we'll never know!
Season's Greetings to you and Yours, marcobabe13!