Can anyone shed any light in this? Please respond directly to Phil if you can. Thanks! Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 10:25 AM Subject: Civil War Ambrotype > I have in my collection an ambrotype of a militia artilleryman. He is wearing > the 1855 regulation frock coat with the regulation shako hat. If you don't > know anything about pre-Civil War uniforms the shako is a tall cap with small > brim and slanted top. On the front of the shako are ECA in a semicircle from > left to right around crossed cannons. The man I purchased this from told me > he bought it at an old estate auction in Erie, PA. My question is do you know > of a pre-war or early war militia group that this might represent? Could this > be Erie County Artillery? Any light you could shine on this would be > appreciated. By the way this is a quarter plate ambrotype in excellent > condition and it is the pride of my image collection. I can't think of any > more information to tell you. I hope you can help. If it turns out you can > nail this down to your county I will gladly send you an eight by ten glossy > for your collection. Thanks again. > > Phil Stivers > Xenia, OH >