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Black-and-white tintype portrait of a Black American Union soldier seated beside a young woman. The soldier wears a military uniform and cap, while the woman wears a patterned dress and faces the camera with a steady expression. oth sit closely together within an ornate gold-colored photographic case. The soldier's arm is placed around his companion's shoulder. Created between 1861 and 1865 by an unknown photographer.

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Black-and-white tintype portrait of a Black American Union soldier seated beside a young woman. The soldier wears a military uniform and cap, while the woman wears a patterned dress and faces the camera with a steady expression. oth sit closely together within an ornate gold-colored photographic case. The soldier's arm is placed around his companion's shoulder. Created between 1861 and 1865 by an unknown photographer.
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Dr. D. Elisabeth Glassco (deglassco@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jun-2026 04:07:25 JST Dr. D. Elisabeth Glassco

In 1866, a remarkable movement swept across the South. Thousands of formerly enslaved Black men and women appeared before Freedmen’s Bureau officials to legally register marriages that had often existed for years—-or even decades.
It was one of the largest acts of family recognition in American history, yet few Americans know the story today.
Image: Soldier and Companion. United States, ca. 1861–1865. Quarter-plate tintype. Unknown photographer. Jackie Napoleon Wilson Collection.
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