Tad photo?

[Anita]

Steve, I agree the uniforms don't match up. Knowing Tad and how proud he was to be a Buckskin soldier, a generic wouldn't do. Then again, Tad is said to have had several uniforms.

Is the uniform referred to here the same as the one Stanton had made?

"1. When 9-year-old Tad Lincoln first came with his family to live on the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home in the summer of 1862, he was lonely. He was in mourning for his older brother Willie, his best friend and playmate, who had died earlier that year.
2. The Presidential security guard, Co. K of the 150 Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry also known as the “Bucktail” Soldiers, who resided in tents on the grounds, helped to lift Tad’s spirits by welcoming him into their midst. One sergeant recalled that Tad
became “a great favorite of the company.”
3. As an “honorary” Bucktail soldier, Tad was issued a small military uniform and was given the unofficial title of “Third Lieutenant.” Tad drilled and shared meals with the soldiers. At the end of the day, he often came home quite dirty from these activities and
from the soot of the campfires, much to his mother Mary’s dismay." https://www.lincolncottage.org/10-things...iers-home/

The auction image date for the photo is vague. "We believe this image was taken early in the war, circa 1862."