ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR TINTYPE OF A BOY IN A UNIQUE DRESS UNIFORM, SEE PHOTO, ENCASED IN HEAVY PAPER WITH " PATENT MARCH 7, 1865" WHICH DATES THIS TINTYPE WITH THE CIVIL WAR CONFLICT. THE BACK OF THE TINTYPE NOT ACCESSIBLE SI I CAN NOT READ IF THERE IS ANYTHING THERE. MEASURES 2 3/8" X 3 7/8". SHOWS WEAR FROM OLD AGE.