Carte de visite portrait depicting an unidentified Union cavalry soldier standing with one hand resting on a chair. The soldier wears a cavalry shell jacket and kepi, with trousers tucked into boots, suggesting mounted service.

The confident stance and studio setting with patterned drapery and chair create a striking wartime portrait typical of soldiers commemorating their service before deployment or while on leave.

CDV format albumen photograph of a Union cavalryman.