1862/04
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Half-plate ambrotype, Edgar County CH, Paris, Ill. with soldiers leaving for war
The image shows a wagon and a crowd of newly recruited soldiers preparing to leave for the Civil War. Lincoln practiced law at this court house (among others). The leather-covered case measures 12.5 x 15.5 cm; the image is roughly 10.8 x 14 cm.
GLC04962