Carte de visite portrait of an unidentified Union soldier wearing a kepi and frock coat, standing beside a small draped table with his hat resting on the tabletop. The soldier’s belt plate and uniform details are clearly visible, and the studio backdrop includes heavy drapery typical of Alexandria portrait studios during the Civil War.

Reverse carries the printed imprint Wolff’s Gallery, No. 10 Royal Street, Alexandria, Virginia, photographer Opperman, with a blue two-cent Internal Revenue stamp.

A classic wartime soldier portrait produced in one of the most active photographic centers serving Union troops in occupied Virginia.