[ Autographs ] CONFEDERATE WITH SECESSION BADGE A crisp and clear ninth plate ruby red ambrotype of an enthusiastic early Confederate wearing a North Carolina secession badge. The infantry style kepi he is wearing in the image contrasts markedly with his civilian attire, which with his bearing, marks him as a man of some means. This type ofimage was typically taken between the winter of 1860 and Spring of 1861, when enthusiasm was high and the horrors of the war still distant. The fact that this is a ruby ambrotype reinforces that dating A pleasing image, with original mat in a leather case, very good to fine.