Photograph Album of William Huntington, Civil War Veteran
Date1860s
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite mounts, tintypes on lacquered iron plates, in photograph album
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/4 x 2 1/2in. (9.5 x 6.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 3/4 x 4 3/4in. (14.6 x 12.1cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 6 x 4 3/4 x 3in. (15.2 x 12.1 x 7.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Descendants of Mary Morris
Object number1985.134.184.1-.50
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of members of the Huntington family and friends. Portraits include formal portraits of Connecticut Volunteers, George W. Farnham, Lieutenant John A. Rathbun, Sergeants William H. Peck and Henry D. Rose, First Lieutenant John McCall, Second Lieutenant Sam Foss, Captain J.R. Moore, F.D. Jerome, Forrest Spafford, Walter Long, and Nelson M. Sammis. Other surnames of sitters include Hine, Talcott, Loomis, Hutchinson, Barker, Cooke, Waterman, Williamson, Mason, and Perry. Photograph album also contains a photograph of Army nurses who cared for William Huntington after he was wounded at Antietam, Maryland in 1862.
NotesSubject Notes: William Huntington of Lebanon Connecticut, enlisted in the United States Army on September 3, 1861. He mustered into the 8th Connecticut Volunteers on September 21, 1861 as a Private. On February 10, 1862, Huntington was promoted to Sergeant. He was wounded on September 17, 1862 at Antietam, Maryland. On January 9, 1863, Huntington was promoted to First Sergeant. He re-enlisted under Veteran status on December 23, 1863 and was wounded on May 7, 1864 at Walthall Junction, Virginia. Huntington was transferred to the 37th Company, 2nd battalion Veteran Reserve Corps on February 20, 1865. He discharged as a Private from 36th Company on September 5, 1866. (Service of Connecticut Men in the Army & Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1889; 339.)1985.134.184.5 is a portrait of Drum Major George W. Farnham of the Connecticut Volunteers. Farnham, of Meriden, Connecticut, enlisted on September 18, 1861 and was mustered into Music Company K, Connecticut Volunteers on September 23, 1861. On December 24, 1863, Farnham re-enlisted and on January 10, 1865, he was promoted to First Lieutenant of Company C of the Connecticut Volunteers. (Service of Connecticut Men in the Army & Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1889; 330.)
1985.134.184.22 is a portrait of Walter Long of Stonington, Connecticut. Long enlisted in the United States Army on August 7, 1862 and mustered into the 21st Regiment of the Connecticut Volunteers Infantry on September 5, 1862. On December 22, 1862, Long was promoted from Sergeant of Company E to First Sergeant of Company B. On March 23, 1863, Long was promoted to Second Lieutenant. On August 18, 1864, he was wounded at Petersburg, Virginia. Long was promoted to Adjutant on October 12, 1864 and then to Captain of Company B on January 11, 1865. He mustered out on June 16, 1865. (Service of Connecticut Men in the Army & Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1889; 719,722,727.)
1985.134.184.23 is a portrait of Sergeant Henry D. Rose of Lebanon, Connecticut. Rose enlisted in the United States Army on September 15, 1861 and was mustered into the Connecticut Volunteers on September 21, 1861 as a Private. On March 1, 1863, Rose was promoted to Corporal and then promoted to Sergeant on October 1, 1863. Rose re-enlisted under veteran status on January 5, 1864. On May 16, 1864, Sergeant Rose was wounded at Fort Darling, Virginia. He died on June 1, 1864. (Service of Connecticut Men in the Army & Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1889; 339.)
1985.134.184.24 is a photograph of Lieutenant John A. Rathbun of Groton, Connecticut. Rathbun enlisted in the United States Army on September 11, 1861 and was mustered in on September 21, 1861. On February 7, 1863, Rathbun was promoted to Sergeant of Company G and then to First Lieutenant of Company E on October 22, 1863. (Service of Connecticut Men in the Army & Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1889; 336.)
1985.134.184.26 is a photograph of Forrest Spafford of Norwich, Connecticut. Spafford enlisted in the United States Army on September 3, 1861 and was mustered into the 8th Connecticut Volunteers as a Private on September 21, 1861. On August 1, 1862, he was promoted to Sergeant and on September 17, 1862 he was wounded at Antietam, Maryland. Spafford was appointed to Sergeant Major on January 1, 1863. (Service of Connecticut Men in the Army & Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1889; 339.)
1985.134.184.28 is a photograph of Sergeant William H. Peck of Norwich. Peck enlisted into the United States Army on August 29, 1861. He mustered into the 8th Connecticut Volunteers on September 21, 1861. On October 28, 1862, Peck was promoted to Corporal. He re-enlisted under veteran status on December 24, 1863. On April 10, 1865, Peck was promoted to First Lieutenant Company I, 8th Connecticut Volunteers. (Service of Connecticut Men in the Army & Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1889; 168,339,353,830,834.)
1895.134.184.29 is a photograph of First Lieutenant John McCall and Second Lieutenant Sam Foss of the 8th Connecticut Volunteers.
McCall, of Norwich, Connecticut, enlisted in the United States Army on August 28, 1861. He mustered into the 8th Connecticut Volunteers on September 21, 1861 and was promoted to First Sergeant. On May 1, 1862, McCall was promoted to Second Lieutenant. On August 15, 1862, he was promoted to First Lieutenant. He was wounded and captured on September 17, 1862 at Antietam, Maryland. His date of parole is unknown. McCall was promoted to Captain of Company K, 8th Connecticut Volunteers on February 7, 1863 and discharged on June 14, 1865.
Foss, also of Norwich, enlisted in the United States Army on September 3, 1861. On September 21, 1861, Foss was mustered in as Corporal of Company D, 8th Connecticut Volunteers. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant on February 7, 1863. On July 22, 1864, Foss was promoted to First Lieutenant of Company A. He was wounded at Fort Harrison, Virginia on September 29, 1864 and then discharged on January 29, 1865.
(Service of Connecticut Men in the Army & Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1889; 339.)
1985.134.184.32 is a photograph of United States Army Nurses Miss Gordon, Miss Carpenter, and Miss Marsh from the Amory Square Hospital, Washington, D.C.
1985.134.184.35 is a photograph of F.D. Jerome of Montville, Connecticut. Jerome enlisted in the United States Army on September 3, 1861 and mustered into the 8th Connecticut Volunteers on September 21, 1861. He was wounded on September 17, 1862 at Antietam, Maryland and then killed on April 19, 1863 at Fort Hunger, Virginia. (Service of Connecticut Men in the Army & Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1889; 340.)
1985.134.184.36 is a photograph of Captain James R. Moore of Norwich, Connecticut. Moore enlisted in the United States Army on April 25, 1861 and mustered into Rifle Company D, 3rd Connecticut Volunteers, Infantry as First Sergeant on May 11, 1861. On March 28, 1862, Moore was promoted to First Lieutenant. He was later promoted to Captain. (Service of Connecticut Men in the Army & Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1889; X.)
1985.134.184.47 is a photograph of Nelson M. Sammis of Lebanon, Connecticut. Sammis enlisted in the United States Army on September 3, 1861 and mustered into the 8th Connecticut Volunteers on September 21, 1861. On December 23, 1863, Sammis re-enlisted under Veteran status. He was wounded and captured on May 7, 1864 at Walthall Junction, Virginia and while a prisoner of the Confederacy, he enlisted in the rebel army. Sammis was captured by United States Army Troops on March 21, 1865. He was released from confinement on July 8, 1865. (Service of Connecticut Men in the Army & Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Company, 1889; 341.)
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George W. Corliss