This daguerreotype ( on silver) was exposed in the 1850's. The photographer seems to have preferred to include the hands in the photograph. This young man would also have been of age to serve as a soldier in the War of the Rebellion ( 1861-1865 ) and I hope he wasn't among the 700,000 dead. 
What an unusual pose...and an unusual face. In some ways, it reminds me of the memento mori photos I collect. ~Robin~
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