Information included on the back of the carte de viste, " 'Morgantown Hill', morning of 21st, August, '73, Uniontown, In memorial of one of the happiest of days."
Laura Jackson Arnold of Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1865
Description:
Portrait of the sister of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson. The siblings became estranged after the Civil War broke out. Laura's large sleeve dress and pulled back hair were the fashion during the war.