Civil War Naval History Large Tintype of a United States Navy Chaplain in Full Dress Uniform

Civil War Tintype U S. Navy

Photograph

Unidentified United States Navy chaplain tintype, Civil War era, records a naval clergyman in full dress uniform with sword, feathered chapeau, sash, and prominent Christian insignia. The portrait documents the formal appearance of a military chaplain during the Civil War, when Navy chaplains served aboard ships and at naval stations while conducting worship, ministering to sailors, and performing funerary and pastoral duties.

Three quarter plate tintype, approximately 5 x 7 inches. The chaplain is shown standing in full uniform with his sword drawn from its scabbard and held in one hand. He wears a dress chapeau with feathers and a white sash bearing a chaplain medal at the center. Crosses appear on his cuffs, sash, and belt buckle, making his clerical status immediately visible within the military uniform. The large plate size preserves substantial detail in the uniform, sword, insignia, and ceremonial dress.

The portrait combines military and clerical attributes in a single formal image, preserving direct visual evidence of how a Civil War Navy chaplain presented his religious office within naval dress. Housed beneath an oval mat in its original oval wooden frame. Clean image with minor cracking to the emulsion, barely noticeable; overall very good condition.

Item #11351

Price: $280.00