[Union Soldier and Barber], 1861–1865, Tintype, Plate: 11.6 × 9.2 cm (4 9/16 × 3 5/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American), The official United States Army regulations of 1861 stated that all soldiers’ hair be “kept short, and beard neatly trimmed.” However, when Abraham Lincoln let his beard grow after his election victory in November 1860, many Union soldiers also opted to leave their whiskers uncut
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Union Soldier, Barber, 1861–1865, Tintype, Plate, 11.6, 9.2 cm, 4 9/16, 3 5/8, Photographs, Unknown, American, official, United, States, Army, regulations, 1861 stated, soldiers, hair, kept short, beard neatly, trimmed., Abraham Lincoln, let, grow, election victory, November 1860, soldiers, opted, leave, whiskers uncut
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