Leon, awesome! I would look forward to seeing them if you have the chance.
prewarsports, please don't be frustrated. I would never question your expertise. All I'm saying is that my research has led me to other directions. I am posting a pic showing a stereoview from the 1850s with the same characteristics as mine, and also info about the availability of outdoor stereoviews in the 1850s. But again, the date of the stereoview isn't necessarily the most crucial thing. It could have been taken from an earlier image and made into a stereoview at a later time (which, as you point out, was known to have been done). That is why a photograph expert would need to see it in person rather than just scans.
Finally, I wanted to post something I mentioned above. In both of these known pictures of the Knickerbockers, Charles De Bost is to the left of Doc Adams (from our view). In the 1859 pic (standing), Adams appears to be slightly taller than De Bost. But in the 1862 pic (sitting), De Bost towers over Adams to a ridiculous degree. A close look shows the cutting and pasting that was done. My point is just that I don't think the facial matches of six people can be ignored. If it was just one or two and I was saying, "Well, just ignore the other four," that would be one thing. But all six that close seems to be a stretch to say it's not them.
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