Civil War Ambrotype is a quarter-plate and identified inside the case as Lieutenant Carlos Reese, 28th Alabama Infantry. The image is extremely clear and in wonderful condition save for the few scattered age stains. The 28th was one of the most active Confederate units of the western theatre seeing action at Shilo, Corinth, Perryville, Murphreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta Campaign, Nashville, and Franklin. Very few men were left in the unit at wars end, decimated by Hoods attempts to thwart Union advances.