Photographic image of Private William Mixon of the 2nd U.S. Infantry from the approved pension file of Matilda Butz Nicholson, widow of both Mixon and Private Jeremiah Nicholson, 66th Ohio Infantry, WC 55265 (NAIDs 116008446 and 201383529). A gunshot passed through Mixon’s left elbow at the Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia in June 1862, shattering the joint. He submitted this tintype image to the Pension Bureau in 1889 to support his application for an increase in his monthly pension rate.
Civil War-Era Personal Tintypes Exposed: Your Questions Answered
The following post is by Jackie Budell, Archives Specialist at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
**Please note that the following post contains graphic images that may be disturbing to some readers.**
This is the first of three posts about tintype images in the Civil War Pension Application Files from the Records of the National Archives
You may view the latest post at http://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2021/12/07/civil-war-era-personal-tintypes-exposed-your-questions-answered/