Studio portrait of a seated Union soldier wearing a regulation nine-button frock coat with distinctive corporal chevrons stitched high on each sleeve. The sitter rests one arm on an upholstered chair back and gazes directly at the camera with a composed expression. His neatly groomed hair and upright posture emphasize the formal dignity of the composition, a common characteristic of wartime cartes de visite intended for preservation and circulation among family and friends.

Photographed by G. H. Scripture of No. 2 French’s Block, Peterboro, New Hampshire, the image presents a well-lit and sharply focused example of New England studio portraiture during the Civil War era. The boldly patterned studio carpet and crisply painted wall panels provide a visually balanced setting that frames the soldier’s uniform and insignia with clarity. Regional backmarks like Scripture’s are particularly valued for their association with local enlistments and units, and this example may represent a soldier from a New Hampshire regiment photographed during or shortly after active service.