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Finding Aid: Autumn 2015

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Vol. XXXIII, No. 4
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A quarter-plate ruby ambrotype of a second lieutenant is posed with his staff officer sword and plumed dress cap from the Thomas Harris Collection.
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Table of Contents (p. 1)
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Editor’s Desk (p. 2)
Though it may seem innocuous, the question of whether or not the musket a soldier carries or the uniform he wears actually belonged to him is a hot topic among those who study soldier portraits. At the heart of this debate lay an essential question: What is a prop?
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Mail Call (p. 3)
Feedback includes the identification of an image from the Brian Boeve gallery (Winter 2015) as a New Hampshire soldier and a U.S. Colored Infantry officer, an image of a Union soldier from Iowa with an Abraham Lincoln mourning badge pinned to his uniform, kind words about the latest issues of the magazine, and an observation that chevrons with a star were worn by color sergeants in addition to ordnance sergeants.
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Passing in Review (p. 4)
If you thought that the Images of America books by Arcadia Publishing trace the history of the country through vernacular photography of small towns, think again. At least 45 Civil War-related volumes are in the series. If they are all as well produced as Remembering Michigan, make room in your library for the set.
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Palmetto Faces by Ron Field (pp. 6-17)
A survey of 22 ambrotypes, cartes de visite and tintypes of militia and volunteers from South Carolina. They were the first troops to see service in the defense of the short-lived Republic of South Carolina in 1861 and some of the last to defend the Confederate States of America in 1865. During that time, about 17,000 South Carolinians soldiers died—almost a third of its male white population of fighting age.

Love Found and Lost by Kevin D. Canberg (pp. 18-21)
154 years after war killed a budding romance between a New Hampshire boy on his way South to fight the war and a Pennsylvania farm girl began at a train station, a chance discovery brought their portraits together.

Photo Sleuth by Kurt Luther (pp. 22-25)
In “Revealed: The Identity of an Officer in an Iconic Group Portrait,” Luther describes his journey to determine the name of the white officer pictured in a lithograph of African American soldiers at Camp William Penn outside Philadelphia, Pa. The lithograph is based on a photograph that was sold by antiques dealer James Spina to an unknown collector in the 1970s. The image has not been seen since.

“Glory to Stand Upon Some Lofty Pinnacle” by Katharina Schlichtherle (pp. 26-29)
Jesse Sharpe Barnes was killed in action as he led his company in the 4th North Carolina Infantry against a redoubt during the Battle of Seven Pines. on May 31, 1862. The journey of the 23-year-old captain from political turmoil to death on a Virginia battlefield is the story of a young man changed by the instability of the times.

Armed to the Teeth? The Use of Prop Weapons in Civil War Studio Photography by Katelyn Brown (pp. 32-36)
“Few people would dispute the accepted fact that battlefield photographers of the Civil War sometimes included props—even human beings—in their photographs. Alexander Gardner famously moved corpses in his photographs at Gettysburg, and Thomas C. Roche posed his black assistant in several shots around Petersburg. As this was common practice in the field, who is to say that the studio portrait of the fierce-looking Civil Warrior armed to the teeth did not include props?” While obvious instances of props exist, a more challenging question to analyze involves the use of weapons as props.

Antebellum Warriors (p. 37)
A second lieutenant who graves the cover of this issue was an instructor at the King’s Mountain Military School in Yorkville, S.C. His identity is not known, though an examination of surviving photographs of officers who served at the school suggests that the officer went on to become one of the Confederacy’s best generals.

Mistaken Identity? Early Use of Photographic Evidence in Two Court-Martial Case for Desertion by Elena Colón-Marrero (pp. 38-40)
Two court-martial cases that arose at the end of the Civil War—one in Albany, N.Y., and the other in Springfield, Ill.—reveal how some litigants relied on more than the spoken word to determine identity. The cases of Simon Burke and William Gemmill, both tried in September 1865, used photographs as a key method to identify suspected deserters.

The Honored Few (p. 41)
Amidst the roar of battle at Trevilian Station, Va., on June 11, 1864, 1st Lt. Noble Delance Preston of the 10th New York Cavalry lay in a plowed field bleeding profusely. His courage ultimately resulted in his receipt of the Medal of Honor.

America’s Champion Aeronaut in the Civil War by Sarah Hopkins (pp. 42-44)
Bavarian-born John H. Steiner was a daredevil aeronaut who barnstormed across the United States before the war. In the Union army, he conducted the only successful balloon observations in the western theater.

From the “Star” to the “Shenandoah” by Ronald S. Coddington (pp. 46-47)
It may be fairly stated that John Grimball of Charleston, S.C., served from the beginning to the end of the war. On Jan. 9, 1861, he was part of the garrison of Fort Moultrie that drove the Union steamer Star of the West away from Charleston Harbor. He was also aboard the Shenandoah during her final cruise that ended on Nov. 6, 1865.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (p. 48)
In “Cap Insignia: Topping It Off,” McAfee notes that U.S. Army Regulations of 1861 were very specific on what trim should be placed on the 1858 forage cap, and yet no one seemed to follow the rules.

Stragglers (pp. 49-51)
Unique images contributed by MI readers include Corp. Jacob Nicholas Haupt of the 7th Maryland Infantry, who was captured in The Wilderness and sent to Andersonville Prison; a light artilleryman with a seldom seen sword knot; and four cartes de visite of William K. Taylor of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry.

Tintype Stares and Regal Airs by Isidora Stankovic (pp. 53-57)
In this essay, Stankovic examines the impact of Civil War portrait photography and soldier memorialization. “In this total war, the volunteer fighters secured a new individualized identity for the common soldier through portrait photographs.”

The Last Shot (p. 59)
A post mortem image of a gaunt Union soldier is a grim reminder of the devastation of disease in the ranks of both armies.

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Finding Aid: Nov./Dec. 1980

nov-dec-1980The complete issue

Vol. 2, No. 3
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Cover Image
An unidentified Zouave from the 9th New York Infantry from a quarter-plate tintype is on the cover of this issue of Military Images.

Editor’s Page (inside front cover)
The editor responds to questions regarding the content and the goals for the publication. Articles are submitted by the readership, and therefore the range of articles reflects that process. Readers are encouraged to submit articles that feature the “American fighting man” from the advent of photography in 1839 to the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

Mail Call (p. 2)
Readers weigh in on previous issues. A new subscriber expands the reach of the magazine to Australia, while another reader provides further insight into a previous article on the Homestead Steel Strike of 1892. Another reader from the Confederate Historical Association in Brussels, Belgium identifies a mysterious upper arm chevron from a past issue as being that of a Masonic symbol.

Thomas Franlin Dornblaser: Cavalryman in the Army of the Cumberland by Jeffrey S. Mosser (pp. 3-7)
Quoting the humorous writing of the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry trooper, the article follows the Civil War journey of Thomas Dornblaser from his enlistment as a private in October 1861 to his discharge as a sergeant in August 1865. Dornblaser served in many of the pivotal campaigns in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama and had a wide variety of roles as well. The article includes images of two of his close friends, the various weapons that the unit was issued, and an image of Private Dornblaser with an experimental hinged cavalry hat, an example of which is now held in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution.,

The Mier P.O.W.’s in Mexico, 1844 by Kevin R. Young (pp. 8-9)
A daguerreotype showing a group of seven men is the centerpiece of the article, which describes the 1842 expedition which led to the capture of 305 abandoned soldiers of the Republic of Texas and how those “unofficial” soldiers continued their advance against the Mexican city of Mier, and how they fared in the hands of the Mexican government. Considered to be pirates rather than military prisoners, the men had to endure harsh conditions, escape, and then the recapture of 176 of them. These men had to participate in a lottery, as every tenth man was condemned to execution. Drawing from a pot of beans, the 159 who drew white beans were marched to Mexico City, while the 17 who drew black beans were shot on the spot. Those who survived until September 1844 were granted freedom at the deathbed behest of the Queen of Mexico. The daguerreotype image is probably the first photographic image of prisoners of war, showing the four identified Texican men wearing heavy chains around their ankles and being held by three heavily armed Mexican guards. As one of the men, Wily Jones, escaped successfully in March 1844, the image predates that event, making this an important artifact of both Texas and photographic history.

The U.S.M.C. Campaign Hat, 1898-1961 by John Stacey (pp. 10-13)
The iconic Marine campaign or “field hat” was first provided to Marines after landing in Cuba to fight in the Spanish-American War in 1898. Originally, the “fore-and-aft” crease was used on the hat, with the eagle-globe-and-anchor emblem worn on both the front and the left side of the hat. With the adoption of what was later known as the “Montana peak” in the 1912 regulations, the device began to be worn exclusively on the front of the hat. Various regulations required the hats to include battalion, company, and regimental numbers for identification purposes. The difference between hats worn by enlisted Marines and their officers were slight, with enlisted men wearing a ribbon band on their version while the officers wore a double cord with a sliding keeper and acorns on each end. The article includes ten different images that illustrate the evolution of the campaign hats worn by the Marine Corps.

Find the Fake (pp. 14-15)
The staff of Military Images provides the readers with six images and challenges them to find out which are actual historical images and which purport to be. (Answers provided on page 32.)

“Every damn… rebel is on the run!”: The 15th New Jersey at the Battle of the Opequon by Joseph G. Bilby (pp. 16-26)
Ten different images, ranging from individual portraits of officers from the 15th New Jersey Infantry to scenes of Winchester and the Valley Pike, illustrate this detailed article that describes the Battle of the Opequon in that began in mid-August 1864 and ended a month later. A number of sidebar items provide more detail on the “3rd New Jersey Cavalry” as well as information on “Draftees, Substitutes, and Volunteers” in the Civil War and how they impacted this battle in particular. Told from a number of different viewpoints on both sides of the conflict, as the 15th is pushed out of Winchester at the beginning of the battle and then forces their way back in against waning Confederate forces at the end.

A Doughboy at Barton’s Hill by Bob Stephens (p. 27)
This article relates the story of the author’s father, who was awarded the Croix de Guerre for single-handedly maintaining his aid station on the battlefield while his partner, Private Avery (also awarded the Croix de Guerre), went back to the lines to get the assistance of doctors. Private Stephens treated the wounded from October 8-10, 1918, going out to locate wounded on the battlefield. He would give directions to the dugout where the aid station was located to those who could walk, and would carry those who could not, all the time putting himself in harm’s way from poison gas, machine gun fire, and artillery shelling. A photograph featuring four members of the Medical Detachment, 144th Infantry, 36th Division to include Pvt. Stephens accompanies the article.

Stragglers (pp. 28-31)
The four pages of images submitted by readers for this month’s “Stragglers” feature follow some organization. The first page has two images featuring women; one is a group photograph of four women and four soldiers taken about 1880 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana and paired with a vivandiere photographed between 1864 to 1866 on Long Island. The next page has three different tintype images of New York Zouave soldiers. Following up on a previous issue which featured an officer from a Pennsylvania “rifle” regiment, the third page includes a colonel of the “2d German Rifle Regiment” and a third lieutenant from the Massachusetts “3d Battalion of Rifles.” Finally, there are two images of shipping from New York City on the final page. A ferry boat is shown ready for impressed service into the Navy in 1861, with crew at the ready and prepared with “collapsible shields against small arms fire.” A more unique images shows cannoneers firing over the East River in 1904, with the misconceived notion that this would force over 1000 bodies lost in the General Slocum sinking to emerge.

Back Image
Three of the five Scott brothers who served in the Civil War are pictured, shown with new Enfield rifles taken from the garrison at Vicksburg. While one served in a New York Regulars unit and another is not pictured, these Iowa brothers were all in Company H of the 21st Iowa Infantry.

 

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Stories Yet to Be Told

Dan Schwab appreciates the connection that old photos make to long lost volunteers in blue and gray. “When I hold an image in my hand, I know that the soldier in the image unquestionably at one time held that very piece of tin or glass in his hand as well. He most likely took great care of it so that it could be sent home to his parents, siblings, wife or a sweetheart.”

Representative examples of his collection are featured in the Summer 2015 issue of Military Images.

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Finding Aid: Summer 2015

mi-cover33-3-summer-2015The complete issue

Vol. XXXIII, No. 3
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In this half-plate ambrotype from the Dan Schwab collection, two firemen flank a Northern recruit in this early war image likely taken in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Table of Contents (p. 1)
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Editor’s Desk (p. 2)
Newly colorized photographs can be helpful to our understanding of Civil War images and can help attract interest in the period, but you will not find them in MI.
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Mail Call (p. 3)
Feedback from the previous issue includes a final update about the Pennsylvania soldier holding a stuffed grouse, an addendum to the Assassination Sympathizers photograph, and a correction to the gallery of nurse images.
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Passing in Review (p. 4)
“Prominent Historians Focus on Memorable Photographs in Lens of War” is a review of the new book by J. Matthew Gallman and Gary W. Gallagher.
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Stories Yet to Be Told (pp. 5-24)
A feature selection of artful images from the collection of Dan Schwab. “When I hold an image in my hand,” Schwab observes, “I know that the soldier in the image unquestionably at one time held that very piece of tin or glass in his hand as well. He most likely took great care of it so that it could be sent home to his parents, siblings, wife or a sweetheart.”

They Laid Down Their Lives for the Flag by Candice Zollars (pp. 25-28)
The story of the 6th U.S. Colored Infantry from training at Camp William Penn to the front lines at Petersburg, Va., and the end of the war in North Carolina.

Unadorned Backdrops (pp. 31-34)
Photographers in camp and other temporary locations usually left their elaborately painted backdrops at home in the studio and used whatever they had on hand to frame soldier portraits.

The Honored Few (p. 35)
During the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va., in 1862, Union Surg. Gabriel Grant risked his life to save the wounded—and received the Medal of Honor.

Cruel Twist of Fate by Scott Valentine (pp. 36-37)
Confederate surgeon Richard Walter Scott Martin of Virginia is imprisoned with the men he was sent to save after a failed raid on Memphis, Tenn., by cavalrymen commanded by Nathan Bedford Forrest.

“Headquarters for Pictures” by Steven Karnes and Ronald S. Coddington (pp. 39-42)
The life and times of Tennessee photographer Theodore M. Schleier is the first in an occasional series Civil War Image Makers. Schleier’s galleries in Memphis and Knoxville cranked out a high volume of soldier portraits during the war years.

The Tintype That Proved a Pension Claim by Andrew L. Slap (pp. 44-45)
In 1923, David Warrington posthumously supported his youngest daughter with a photo he had taken almost 60 years earlier.

Antebellum Warriors (p. 46)
“The Hero of Little Round Top,” Maj. Gen. Gouverneur Kemble Warren, pictured as a lieutenant of cadets at West Point at the end of the 1849 summer break.

Photo Sleuth by Kurt Luther (pp. 47-49)
Choosing the right tool is essential for any job, and Kurt Luther details what you need to carry in your digital research toolkit. “These digital tools, along with print materials, can help uncover more and greater photo mysteries than either alone, but only if we understand how and when to use them.”

Stragglers (pp. 50-56)
Confederates dominate this issue, and include a trio of infantry officers, a North Carolina officer killed at the 1864 Battle of Piedmont, Va., and a Tennessee father and son who served their home state and the Southern cause.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (p. 57)
The uniforms of the The 1st Regiment, Philadelphia Reserve Brigade (Gray Reserves), a unique home guard brigade formed in 1861.

The Last Shot (p. 60)
Joseph C. White of the hard-fighting 12th Mississippi Infantry poses with an artillery short sword and a placard upon which is written a phrase that leaves no doubt about his loyalties—”Jeff Davis and the South!!!”

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Finding Aid: Nov./Dec. 1979

nov-dec-1979The complete issue

Vol. 1, No. 3
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Cover Image
The very youthful private on the cover is a sixth-plate daguerreotype of an infantry private in the Regular Army between 1841 and 1847.

Editor’s Page (inside front cover)
The editor addressed a number of questions, focusing on the submission of images from readers. Military Images would prefer to receive unusual images with as much identification as possible about the subject. The selected individual images will be included in a new feature of the magazine entitled “Stragglers.” The standard sizes of images (such as cartes de visite and hard plate images) were also identified and readers were requested to identify the original image size when submitting images for consideration.

Naval Uniforms of the Civil War, Part I: Officers of the U.S. Navy by Philip Katcher (pp. 2-7)
This article traces the history and the many changes in the uniforms and insignia worn by various grades of United States naval officers during the Civil War. The basic dress regulations of 1852 provided the basis for the naval uniforms of the era, including the cut of coats and numbers of buttons. As the wartime navy grew, so did the number and types of ranks, with the designation of rank on the uniform becoming more complex. This included gold braid on the cuffs, the position and number of buttons, and insignia on shoulder straps and hats. Regulations were changed in July 1862 and May 1863, and are also outlined in the article. An image of Commander John Warden, who was in charge of the Monitor, illustrates how the date of an image can be narrowed down by considering cuff insignia. Eleven different images, many of them taken by foreign photographers, illustrate the wide variety of navy uniforms of the era.

Jefferson Davis: Transvestite? by William Gladstone (pp. 8-9)
A short article that discusses the mythology behind Jefferson Davis’ capture at the end of the Civil War, it is accompanied by seven different carte de visite images that reinforced the popularly held propaganda of his capture wearing women’s clothing as a disguise.

Images of a Guerilla Chief: William Clarke Quantrill by George Hart (pp. 10-13)
The most leading Confederate guerilla leader in the trans-Mississippi district did not leave many images, although there have been books published which include some that are said to be him. This article discusses comparisons between different plate images that have been reputed to be Capt. William Quantrill, including one carte de visite that bears his autograph. The author makes a compelling argument that one image often cited as Quantrill’s is most likely an image of one of his men instead.

Profile: Cleveland Winslow by Brian Pohanka (pp. 14-17)
The striking image of Col. Cleveland Winslow of the 5th New York Volunteer Regiment (the Duryee Zouaves) graces the article, which outlines his career during the Civil War. A “martinet” who was heartily disliked by his men, Winslow was known for his rigid adherence to regulation as well as for his elaborate dress. Winslow fought in several battles and was mortally wounded outside of Richmond in June 1864.

Michael Bremer’s Ante-bellum Daguerreotypes (pp. 18-25)
The “wide variety” of 18 images taken before the Civil War is a fascinating look at images from regular army, state militia, and the navy, some possibly twenty years prior to the outbreak of the war in 1861. The regular army images include a sixth-plate of a general staff officer with epaulettes and sword from 1841-1844 to a ninth-plate of an artillery private with shako and earrings from 1854. One of the state militia privates is in an elaborate uniform of the 7th Regiment, New York (1854-1858) while one is a cavalry corporal in more common attire. The only named subject is from a sixth-plate daguerreotype of Capt. George Pugh of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry which was taken in Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1847; he also served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio (1855-1861).

Stragglers (pp. 26-27)
The three images make up this first MI group of “Stragglers.” The quarter-plate tintype of Sgt. Frederic Cline of the 40th Missouri Infantry includes hand-guilt brass and is paired on the page with a hand-tinted CDV of a black color-sergeant, possibly from the 108th U.S. Colored Troops. The second page is a group image taken from an 1884 photograph of the Artillery School of the U.S. Army at Fort Monroe, Virginia. The image is accompanied by a description of the history of the school and a roster of the 1884 graduates featured in the image.

Back Images
Two different images are featured on the back of the issue. The first is a quarter-plate tintype of H.L. Preston who served initially in the 18th Tennessee Infantry and then in the 4th and then 8th Tennessee Cavalry as part of the Army of the Tennessee until the end of the war. The second image is of First Sgt. John R. Waterhouse of the 114th Pennsylvania Volunteers (“Collis’ Zouaves”) in May or June 1863. Eventually promoted to captain, he also served until the end of the Civil War.

 

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Ministering Angels

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Veteran and registered nurse Chris Foard first became interested in the Civil War about 28 years ago, when he started his search for artifacts related to the men and women who cared for sick, wounded and dying soldiers. “A part of collecting I find most enjoyable is locating photographs of nurses then learning about the person behind the image,” Foard notes. “What still drives me to collect these rare images is putting a face with a name and learning more about their struggles, hardships, obstacles and how they coped.”

Representative examples of his collection are featured in the Spring 2015 issue of Military Images.

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Your Help Needed: Find the Soldiers on Board the “North America”

army-navyOn Dec. 22, 1864, almost 200 Union soldiers perished when they transport North America, on which they were bound from New Orleans to New York, foundered off the Georgia coast near Savannah. The dead hailed from 13 Northern states: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.

MI needs your help finding original wartime portraits of those who lost their lives or were saved. The plan is to use the images to illustrate an article by Michael J. Martin, author of the Wreck of the U.S. Transport North America.

If you have an identified, wartime image of one of the men listed below, please email Editor and Publisher Ron Coddington:

Arnold, Hartwell, private, Company H, 2nd New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Plattsburg, NY, on August 8, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Austin, Shadrach, private, Company C, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, 18, residence Monroe, WI, enlisted on October 5, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Baggs, Nathan L, private, Company B, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Smithfield, RI, enlisted on August 29, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Barkley, Simon, private, Company A, 18th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Louisville, NY, on January 1, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Barnard, Cyrus, private, Company E, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 37, enlisted at Glens Falls, NY, on August 4, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Bayley, L., private, Company I, 18th New York Cavalry . . . no listing of him in regimental roster

Beeler, Joseph, corporal, Company L, 11th New York Cavalry, 21, enlisted at Washington, DC, on October 30, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Bewley, Aaron C., private, Company F, 33rd Illinois Infantry, residence Sunbury, IL, enlisted on August 1, 1861, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Blackburn, Joseph, private, Company A, 18th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Brooklyn, NY, on December 23, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Block, Carl, private, Company D, 18th New York Cavalry, 33, enlisted at New York City on August 5, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Booth, William E. corporal, Company L, 18th New York Cavalry, 24, enlisted at New Orleans, on November 1, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Brennan, Thomas, private, Company D, 12th Illinois Cavalry, from Chicago, IL, enlisted on December 30, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Britton, Albert, private, Company A, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 21, enlisted at Glens Falls, NY, on July 3, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Brown, Daniel H., private, Company F, 12th Illinois Cavalry, from Greenfield, IL, enlisted on December 30, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Brown, George W., private, Company K, 11th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Union Springs, NY, on January 29, 1862, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Brown, Ira C., private, Company D, 11th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Potsdam, NY, on December 18, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Brown, James, private, Company A, 7th Vermont Infantry, from Barton, VT, enlisted on August 8, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Brown, Marvin J., private, Company L, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Jay, NY, on November 18, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

Bushman, Leander, private, 2nd Massachusetts Light Artillery, 21, residence Hadley, MA, enlisted on January 4, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Cannon, James, private, Company E, 18th New York Cavalry, 37, enlisted at New York City on July 30, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Capes, William, private, Company E, 11th New York Cavalry, 21, enlisted at Canton, NY, on December 14, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Carney, David, private, 13th Massachusetts Light Artillery, 20, from Boston, MA, enlisted on May 19, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Chaffee, William, H., private, Company G, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Providence, RI, enlisted on March 5, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Chase, Caleb, private, Company F, 11th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Mohawk, NY, on January 4, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Chase, Franklin, corporal, Company M, 11th New York Cavalry, 22, enlisted at Buffalo, NY, on August 25, 1862, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Conghlon, John, private, Company C, 14th New York Cavalry, 26, enlisted at Brooklyn, NY, on February 18, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Cook, Stephen, private, Company I, 8th New Hampshire Infantry, 35, residence Montreal, Canada, mustered in as a substitute on November 7, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Coyle, William T., private, Company H, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 21, enlisted on August 8, 1863, at Plattsburg, NY, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Cragin, James, private, Company K, 11th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Canton, NY, on December 21, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Crawford, John, private, Company L, 18th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Albany, NY, on December 18, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Cullen, James A., private, signal corps, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

Curtis, Nathan B., saddler, Company F, 11th New York Cavalry, 22, enlisted at Springfield, NY, on January 28, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Daidy, Michael, private, 21st New York Light Artillery, 18, enlisted at Oswego, NY, on December 24, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Daly, John, private, Company K, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 40, enlisted at Glens Falls, NY, on October 14, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Davorge, J.F., private, 1st Louisiana Infantry (New Orleans), St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Demerse, Moses, private, Company E, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Fort Edward, NY, on July 18, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Dodrick, H.M., private, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, no listing, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Dolan, Patrick, private, Company G, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Providence, RI, enlisted on February 27, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Donavan, Patrick, private, Company F, 31st Massachusetts Infantry, 21, from East Granville, MA, enlisted on February 16, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Dow, Alfred C., private, Company A, 11th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Fort Covington, NY, on August 25, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

Drown, Melvin, private, Company H, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 22, enlisted at Plattsburg, NY, on December 11, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Dunbar, George W., private, Company K, 14th New York Cavalry, 21, enlisted at New York City on December 17, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Duncombe, Charles, sergeant, Company L, 11th New York Cavalry, 26, enlisted at New York on January 5, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Dushon, Charles E., private, Company K, 7th Vermont Infantry, from Bristol, VT, enlisted on December 28, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Dutcher, Charles P., private, Company G, 11th New York Cavalry, 38, enlisted at Lysander, NY, on December 10, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Earp, Jonathan D., private, Company L, 12th Illinois Cavalry, residence Henderson County, IL, enlisted on December 7, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Eckle, Peter Jr., private, Company C, 11th New York Cavalry, 27, enlisted at Syracuse, NY, on December 18, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Ellis, Jason, private, Company G, 7th Vermont Infantry, from Plymouth, VT, enlisted on December 28, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Embley, William, private, Company C, 11th New York Cavalry, 28, enlisted at Utica, NY, on February 8, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Engelbrecht, Julius, private, Company F, 14th New York Cavalry, 21, enlisted at New York City on January 2, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Ennis, Sayer, private, Company I, 2nd Illinois Cavalry, residence Philo, IL, enlisted on January 23, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Evans, William, private, Company I, 11th New York Cavalry, 36, enlisted at Cicero, NY, on January 11, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Farrell, Patrick, private, 25th New York Light Artillery, 29, enlisted at Hartland, NY, on August 28, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Feeney, Patrick, private, Company K, 14th New York Cavalry, enlisted at New York City on September 26, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Ferrill, Benjamin F., private, Company K, 11th New York Cavalry, 21, enlisted at Washington, DC, on September 9, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Fiske, Henry C., private, Company B, 11th New York Cavalry, 20, enlisted at Syracuse, NY, on February 6, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Fiske, William A., private, Company G, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Providence, RI, enlisted on February 11, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Fitzgerald, John, private, Company H, 11th New York Cavalry, 20, enlisted at Washington, DC, on November 23, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Flood, Daniel F., private, Company K, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 44, enlisted at Glens Falls, NY, on September 26, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Ford, Michael, private, Company B, 18th New York Cavalry, 34, enlisted at New York City on July 7, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Ford, William, private, Company K, 14th New York Cavalry, 21, enlisted at New York City on June 12, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Fowler, Charles T., private, Company B, 11th New York Cavalry, 22, enlisted at Van Buren, NY, on January 5, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, SAVED

Geer, John J., private, Company D, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, 19, residence Burr Oak, WI, enlisted on February 5, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Green, William B., private, Company L, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Providence, RI, enlisted on March 3, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Hall, Dudley D., private, Company M, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence West Greenwich, RI, enlisted on May 2, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Harman, Nicholas, private, Company L, 18th New York Cavalry, 25, enlisted at Croghan, NY, on December 23, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Harvey, Edward, private, Company I, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry (transferred from 1st Louisiana Cavalry on January 1, 1864), University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Hassett, Michael, private, Company E, 11th New York Cavalry, 21, enlisted at Potsdam, NY, on December 16, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Hatch, George E., private, Company C, 30th Maine Infantry, 18, residence Stafford, NH, enlisted on December 19, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

Hawkins, Ralph T., private, Company L, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 27, enlisted at Troy, NY, on September 1, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Hayden, James, corporal, Company D, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 21, enlisted at Salem, NY, on August 31, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Herr, John, private, Company F, 14th New York Cavalry, 33, enlisted at New York City on February 14,1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Higgins, Maurice, private, Company H, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, enlisted at Providence, RI, on April 4, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Hill, Edward, private, Company L, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, enlisted at Providence, RI, on March 4, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Hill, George W., private, Company K, 11th New York Cavalry, 29, enlisted at Canton, NY, on December 28, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Hill, Lorenzo, private, Company A, 12th Illinois Cavalry, from Rockford, IL, enlisted on December 11, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Hineman, Jombardist, quartermaster sergeant, 6th Massachusetts Light Artillery, 40, from Boston, MA, enlisted on January 15, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Hoffman, John, private, Company H, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, 23, enlisted at Oconto, WI, on May 21, 1861, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Holden, Hial W., private, Company G, 7th Vermont Infantry, from Cavendish, VT, enlisted on November 30, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Holmes, Franklin, private, Company E, 12th Illinois Cavalry, from Chicago, IL, enlisted on December 26, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Hunt, John, private, Company L, 14th New York Cavalry, 20, enlisted at New York City on May 22, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Innis, Wallace C., private, Company B, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, 18, residence Rosendale, WI, enlisted on December 11, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Jennie, Jackson, private, Company E, 11th New York Cavalry, 28, enlisted at Potsdam, NY, on December 21, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Jewel, Frank M., corporal, Company H, 11th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Brooklyn, NY, on February 8, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Johnson, Erastus, private, Company F, 14th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at New York City on February 17, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Jones, Owen, private, Company D, 11th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Potsdam, NY, on February 13, 1862, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Joyce, William, private, Company B, 18th New York Cavalry, 22, enlisted at Watertown, NY, on February 16, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Juliert, Alexander, bugler, Company I, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 20, enlisted at 16th Congressional District, New York, on December 18, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Kamm, Louis, private, Company L, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, 38, residence Mequon, WI, enlisted on March 22, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Keppler, Gustave, private, Company I, 14th New York Cavalry, 24, enlisted at New York City on April 14, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

King, Charles, private, Company G, 11th New York Cavalry, 28, enlisted at Canton, NY, on August 30, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Kinney, James, private, Company M, 11th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Canton, NY, on August 28, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Knight, Frederick, private, Company I, 18th New York Cavalry, 25, enlisted at Brownsville, NY, on November 15, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Lafountain, Sarrall, private, Company I, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Plattsburg, NY, on February 12, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Lafountain, John, private, Company H, 11th New York Veteran Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Champlain, NY, on February 19, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Laraw, David, private, Company L, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Northumberland, NY, on November 18, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Laughlin, William, private, Company C, 3rd Maryland Cavalry, enlisted on November 19, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Leavitt, Charles F., private, Company F, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, enlisted at Providence, RI, on February 1, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Lehmkuhl, Henry, private, Company F, 11th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at New York City on April 16, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Lennox, Edward, private, Company K, 18th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at New York City, NY, on December 10, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Leon, Joullie, private, Company D, 18th New York Cavalry, 25, enlisted at New York City on July 10, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Lord, Asa P., private, Company E, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 43, enlisted at Glens Falls, NY, on September 16, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Loveland, Harrison, private, Company D, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, 22, residence Washington, WI, enlisted on September 21, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Lynch, Michael, farrier, Company A, 11th New York Cavalry, 38, enlisted at New York City on February 1, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Lynch, Patrick, private, Company B, 11th New York Cavalry, 22, enlisted at New York City on March 12, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Magee, Thomas, corporal, Company H, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, enlisted at Pawtucket, RI, on February 2, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Martin, Andrew, private, 13th Massachusetts Light Artillery, 34, enlisted at Boston, MA, on October 21, 1862, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Martyn, Hartwell, private, Company D, 11th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Canton, NY, on August 14, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Maston, William, H., private, Company D, 75th New York Infantry, 18, enlisted at Venice, NY, on October 9, 1861, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Mattison, Patrick, private, Company E, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Providence, RI, enlisted on December 16, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Matthewson, George, W., private, Company A, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Coventry, RI, enlisted on August 26, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

McDonald, Brien, private, Company K, 14th New York Cavalry, 40, enlisted at New York City on August 21, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

McLean, Charles H., corporal, Company, E, 11th New York Cavalry, 24, Enlisted at Canton, NY, on August 14, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

McManus, A.P., private, 1st Battalion Veteran Reserve Corps, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Meyer, Charles, saddler, Company H, 11th New York Cavalry, 28, enlisted at Brooklyn, NY, on February 25, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Miller, J., private, Company A, 16th New York Cavalry, 20, enlisted at Depeyster, NY, on July 26, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Milliken, Nathan, private, Company H, 8th New Hampshire Infantry, 22, residence Reading, MA, enlisted as a substitute on September 1, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Mills, James H., private, Company I, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Schenectady, NY, on December 14, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Monor, Clement, Company M, 18th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Watertown, NY, on January 20, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Murray, Charles, corporal, Company G, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Providence, Rhode Island, enlisted on March 12, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Nagle, Frederick, private, Company G, 11th New York Cavalry, 26, enlisted at New York City on April 14, 1862, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Nelson, Edgar R., private, 13th Wisconsin Light Artillery, residence Beloit, WI, enlisted on November 29, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Noble, Thomas, private, Company C, 11th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Williamsburgh, NY, on January 9, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

O’Brien, John, private, Company M, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Pawtucket, RI, enlisted on June 13, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

O’Dea, Michael, private, Company E, 18th New York Cavalry, 44, enlisted at New York on June 16, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Olds, William, K., private, Company L, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Providence, RI, enlisted on March 26, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Osborn, William, corporal, Company E, 11th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Bellport, NY, on January 4, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Paine, Lowell B., private, Company G, 7th Vermont Infantry, from Cavendish, VT, enlisted on November 21, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Parker, William B., private, Company F, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Pearson, David B., private, Company F, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Providence, RI, enlisted on January 25, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Peck, Daniel, private, Company L, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Northumberland, NY, on November 11, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Peck, George W., private, Company C, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Providence, RI, enlisted on September 28, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Pickard, James M., private, Company B, 11th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Van Buren, NY, on January 16, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Pierce, Chauncey D., private, unassigned, 11th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Canton, NY, on September 1, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Pittman, William, private, Company E, 1st Louisiana Infantry, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Pixel, Willis, private, Company L, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Glens Falls, NY, on November 28, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

Pratt, Wilson, corporal, 22, Company E, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 22, enlisted at Glens Falls, NY, on August 1, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Preston, Martin, private, Company F, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 23, enlisted at Plattsburg, NY, on August 24, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Randall, Burney, private, Company M, 18th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Clayton, NY, on January 1, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Ransier, George H., private, Company I, 11th New York Cavalry, 36, enlisted at Manlius, NY, on December 18, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Record, Albert C., private, 13th Massachusetts Light Artillery, 21, residence Greenfield, MA, transferred from 4th Massachusetts Light Artillery while absent (sick) in December 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Rice, Elisha T., corporal, Company M, 12th Illinois Cavalry, from Chicago, IL, enlisted on December 29, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED (listed as mustered out of the regiment at Houston, Texas, on May 29, 1866)

Richmond, Almond C., private, Company L, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Scituate, RI, July 6, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Ridgell, John L., private, Company F, 7th Vermont Infantry, residence Griffin, GA, enlisted on December 15, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Rivers, Solomon L., private, Company H, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Plattsburg, NY, on July 30, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Rose, John, private, Company I, 18th New York Cavalry, 23, enlisted at Albany, NY, February 9, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Ryan, Patrick, private, Company H, 1st New Orleans Infantry, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Sandford, William, private, Company G, 14th New York Cavalry, 21, enlisted at New York City on February 28, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Sargent, Francis H., private, Company H, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 21, residence Plattsburg, NY, mustered into regiment on October 16, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Scannell, Michael, private, Company D, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, from Providence, RI, enlisted on November 20, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Schureman, James, private, Company C, 11th New York Cavalry, 45, enlisted at New York City on September 17, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Schwanson, Bengt, private, Company B, 12th Illinois Cavalry, residence Chicago, IL, enlisted on March 5, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Shannon, Thomas, private, Company G, 1st Louisiana Cavalry, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Shepherd, John, private, Company I, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 21, enlisted at Amsterdam, NY, on December 9, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

Sheppardson, Albert, private, Company L, 12th Illinois Cavalry, from Roseville, IL, enlisted on November 20, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Smith, John S., private, Company D, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, 32, enlisted at 16th Congressional District of New York on December 18, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

Smith, Samuel, private, Company B, 18th New York Cavalry, 36, enlisted at New York City on June 2, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Sterling, W.B., private, Company D, 12th Illinois Cavalry, residence Chicago, IL, enlisted on January 5, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Stuart, John W., private, Company L, 11th New York Cavalry, 23, enlisted at New York City on January 5, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

Tanzine, Paul, corporal, Company H, 1st New Orleans Infantry, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Tapprish, John, private, Company L, 14th New York Cavalry, 25, enlisted on May 25, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Taylor, Henry D., private, Company M, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, residence Pawtucket, RI, enlisted on February 18, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Tenant, Ezra, sergeant, Company H, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, East Greenwich, RI, enlisted on February 24, 1864 and mustered in on April 15, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Tilton, Austin J., private, Company H, 7th Vermont Infantry, from Lyndon, VT, enlisted on December 25, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Tomlinson, Silas, private, Company M, 12th Illinois Cavalry, residence Catlin, IL, enlisted on December 19, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Tracey, William H., private, Company H, 1st Kansas Infantry, residence St. Louis USA General, MO, enlisted on November 21, 1861, deserted on January 25, 1863, LOST

Van Brocklin, Ela E., corporal, Company I, 11th New York Cavalry, 19, enlisted at Canton, NY, on August 11, 1862, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Van Gieson, Edwin, second lieutenant, Company M, 18th New York Cavalry, 21, enlisted at Watertown, NY, January 4, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

Walker, Byron D., hospital steward, Battery H, U.S. 2nd Light Artillery, LOST

Walker, William, corporal, Company H, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, enlisted at East Providence, RI, enlisted on March 14, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Warfield, John, private, Company C, 118th Illinois Mounted Infantry, enlisted on February 27, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Welsh, Patrick, private, Company A, 18th New York Cavalry, 43, enlisted at New York City on June 29, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Wentworth, Israel S., private, Company L, 2nd Maine Cavalry, 18, residence Waterloo, ME, enlisted on December 24, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Wheeling, John W., private, Company L, 12th Illinois Cavalry, from Strington, IL, enlisted on December 1, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Whittlesey, Charles B., private, 2nd Connecticut Light Artillery, residence Bridgeport, CT, enlisted on January 15, 1864, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Wilcox, Charles B., private, Company D, 8th New Hampshire Infantry, 23, from Syracuse, NY, mustered in as a substitute on November 6, 1863, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

Wilcox, William H., corporal, Company H, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry, enlisted at East Providence, RI, on February 10, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Wilkinson, William, private, Company C, 30th Maine Infantry, 18, residence Biddeford, ME, enlisted on December 19, 1863, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Wilson, George M., hospital steward, Company K, 28th Iowa Infantry, from Newton, IA, enlisted on August 9, 1862, SAVED

Winn, W.L. St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Wise, John, private, Company G, 18th New York Cavalry, 42, enlisted at New York on August 29, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Woliver, William, private, Company M, 18th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Massena, NY, on January 5, 1864, University Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Wonder, Philip, private, Company D, 26th Indiana Infantry, from Indianapolis, IN, enlisted on August 30, 1861, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Worden, William D., private, Company I, 11th New York Cavalry, 18, enlisted at Canton, NY, on December 22, 1863, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, LOST

Wyman, Francis, private, signal corps, Marine Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

Zarr, Bailey, private, Company B, 11th New York Cavalry, 26, enlisted at New York City on January 25, 1864, St. Louis USA General Hospital, New Orleans, SAVED

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Cover image
In this tintype from the Chris Foard collection, Civil War nurse Carrie Wilkins Pollard cared for sick and wounded men in Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and on hospital ships, and after hostilities ended she taught orphans.
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Table of Contents (p. 1)
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Editor’s Desk (p. 2)
“A groundbreaking gallery” describes the selection of extraordinary portraits of Northern nurses from the Chris Foard collection—the first gallery in MI history dedicated to women who served as caregivers. Included is this quote from Our Army Nurses by Mary A. Gardner Holland: “The privations and dangers which these noble characters endured called for a fortitude equal in many respects to the valor of the soldier.”
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Mail Call (p. 3)
Feedback from previous issues includes the mis-identification of a bird, the re-identification of a pair of ambrotypes of a North Carolina Confederate in the Library of Congress, and the identification of a South Carolina militia company.
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Passing in Review (p. 4)
“Images from Little Connecticut Leave a Big Impression” is a review of Heroes for All Time: Connecticut Civil War Soldiers Tell Their Stories by Dione Longley and Buck Zaidel.
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Ministering Angels (pp. 5-15)
A selection of images of Civil War nurses from the Chris Foard collection. “Whether motivated by patriotism, a calling or the realization that they were needed, nurses became more skilled and confident treating the wounded throughout the entire war. These men and women were the true pioneers of American nursing,” Foard explains in the introduction. Among the images of identified nurses are Annie Etheridge, Almira Fales, Helen Gilson and “Belle” Reynolds.

Mourning a Martyred President (pp. 16-23)
150 years ago, Northern soldiers observed traditional Victorian fashions and rituals in the wake of the assassination of President and Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln. This photo essay explores the practices through the lens of the citizen soldier.

Men of Connecticut! To Arms!!! (p. 24-33)
More than 50,000 sons of Connecticut participated in the Civil War, and one in 10 would not survive to tell their stories. Whatever their fate, many left behind their patriotic portraits. A representative sample of images compose this exclusive gallery from Heroes for All Time, a new book by Wesleyan University Press.

Faces of 1865 by Bryan Flanagan and Ronald S. Coddington (pp. 34-36)
The tragic fate of two men, a Confederate in Virginia and a federal in Tennessee, at the end of the war. Lt. Charles Minnegerode, an aide to Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, was shot in the chest and left for dead at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Lt. Jacob Skirvin of the 7th Indiana Cavalry and a detail of 30 of his comrades got caught in a fierce fight after they were ambushed by Confederate guerillas in Tennessee on April 3, 1865.

The Honored Few (p. 37)
Pvt. Charles A. Taggart of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry wrested a flag away from a Confederate soldier during the Battle of Sailor’s Creek, Va., on April 6, 1865. He was one of 57 men awarded the Medal of Honor for actions that day—47 of which were presented for the capture of enemy flags.

Hard Luck Regiment by Mark H. Dunkelman (pp.38-44)
The 154th New York Infantry was nicknamed the Hardtack Regiment. But justifiably, it could also have been called the Hard Luck Regiment. Perhaps its best known soldier, Sgt. Amos Humiston, became famous when he was identified by means of an ambrotype found in his lifeless hand at the Battle of Gettysburg. A history of the regiment told through the stories of five of its members.

Antebellum Warriors (p. 45)
A shako with a large red and white fountain plume and the brass crossed cannon insignia indicate that the soldier sitting next to it was an artillery militiaman who sat for his daguerreotype between 1854-1860.

Stragglers (pp. 47-51)
Included in this selection of images from MI subscribers are two Confederate images by influential photographers: A Confederate navy officer by Charles R. Rees of Richmond, Va., and an infantryman holding his Enfield rifle by George S. Cook of Charleston, S.C.

Photo Sleuth by Kurt Luther (pp. 54-55)
“Confirmation bias, in which we get fixated on a single, preferred confusion—trust me, it’s a young Robert E. Lee!—leads us to disregard any evidence to the contrary, no matter how compelling,” writes columnist Kurt Luther. He goes on to discuss, using a recent experience of his own, how to blaze a path from confirmation bias to airtight identification.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 56-57)
Chevrons are chevrons, right? Not exactly. Mike McAfee shares a sampling of images showing soldiers wearing chevrons of a different stripe. Despite regulations, a surprising number of variations are documented in the visual record of non-commissioned officer portraits from the Civil War period.

The Last Shot (p. 60)
A quarter-plate ruby ambrotype of Christian Funk and three pals prior to his enlistment in Company H of the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry.

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Spring Issue Table of Contents

Pleased to announce the lineup for the spring issue of Military Images magazine. The complete Table of Contents is shown here. The issue is scheduled to be printed and mailed today!

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03-p1-tocEditor’s Desk
“A groundbreaking gallery” describes the selection of extraordinary portraits of Northern nurses from the Chris Foard collection—the first gallery in MI history dedicated to woman who served as caregivers. Included is this quote from Our Army Nurses by Mary A. Gardner Holland: “The privations and dangers which these noble characters endured called for a fortitude equal in many respects to the valor of the soldier.”

Mail Call
Feedback from previous issues includes the mis-identification of a bird, the re-identification of a pair of ambrotypes of a North Carolina Confederate in the Library of Congress, and the identification of a South Carolina militia company.

Passing in Review
“Images from Little Connecticut Leave a Big Impression” is a review of Heroes for All Time: Connecticut Civil War Soldiers Tell Their Stories by Dione Longley and Buck Zaidel.

Ministering Angels
A selection of images of Civil War nurses from the Chris Foard collection. “Whether motivated by patriotism, a calling or the realization that they were needed, nurses became more skilled and confident treating the wounded throughout the entire war. These men and women were the true pioneers of American nursing,” Foard explains in the introduction. Among the images of identified nurses are Annie Etheridge, Almira Fales, Helen Gilson and “Belle” Reynolds.

Mourning a Martyred President
150 years ago, Northern soldiers observed traditional Victorian fashions and rituals in the wake of the assassination of President and Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln. This photo essay explores the practices through the lens of the citizen soldier.

Men of Connecticut! To Arms!!!
More than 50,000 sons of Connecticut participated in the Civil War, and one in 10 would not survive to tell their stories. Whatever their fate, many left behind their patriotic portraits. A representative sample of images compose this exclusive gallery from Heroes for All Time, a new book by Wesleyan University Press.

Faces of 1865 by Bryan Flanagan and Ronald S. Coddington
The tragic fate of two men, a Confederate in Virginia and a federal in Tennessee, at the end of the war. Lt. Charles Minnegerode, an aide to Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, was shot in the chest and left for dead at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Lt. Jacob Skirvin of the 7th Indiana Cavalry and a detail of 30 of his comrades got caught in a fierce fight after they were ambushed by Confederate guerillas in Tennessee on April 3, 1865.

The Honored Few
Pvt. Charles A. Taggart of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry wrested a flag away from a Confederate soldier during the Battle of Sailor’s Creek, Va., on April 6, 1865. He was one of 57 men awarded the Medal of Honor for actions that day—47 of which were presented for the capture of enemy flags.

Hard Luck Regiment by Mark H. Dunkelman
The 154th New York Infantry was nicknamed the Hardtack Regiment. But justifiably, it could also have been called the Hard Luck Regiment. Perhaps its best known soldier, Sgt. Amos Humiston, became famous when he was identified by means of an ambrotype found in his lifeless hand at the Battle of Gettysburg. A history of the regiment told through the stories of five of its members.

Antebellum Warriors
A shako with a large red and white fountain plume and the brass crossed cannon insignia indicate that the soldier sitting next to it was an artillery militiaman who sat for his daguerreotype between 1854-1860.

Stragglers
Included in this selection of images from MI subscribers are two Confederate images by influential photographers: A Confederate navy officer by Charles R. Rees of Richmond, Va., and an infantryman holding his Enfield rifle by George S. Cook of Charleston, S.C.

Photo Sleuth by Kurt Luther
“Confirmation bias, in which we get fixated on a single, preferred confusion—trust me, it’s a young Robert E. Lee!—leads us to disregard any evidence to the contrary, no matter how compelling,” writes columnist Kurt Luther. He goes on to discuss, using a recent experience of his own, how to blaze a path from confirmation bias to airtight identification.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee
Chevrons are chevrons, right? Not exactly. Mike McAfee shares a sampling of images showing soldiers wearing chevrons of a different stripe. Despite regulations, a surprising number of variations are documented in the visual record of non-commissioned officer portraits from the Civil War period.

The Last Shot
A quarter-plate ruby ambrotype of Christian Funk and three pals prior to his enlistment in Company H of the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry.