Gift of Clifford T. Alderman 2012.233.2 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Frank J. Oatley

PhotographerPhotographed by Cross (American)

Date1864-1865

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 1/2 x 1 1/8in. (3.8 x 2.9cm) Sheet (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 1/16in. (8.3 x 5.2cm) Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection

Object number2012.233.2

DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young man wearing a Union uniform and cap.

NotesSubject Note: Private Frank J. Oatley of New Britain mustered intto the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery September 29 1864; he mustered out September 25, 1865. According to the Federal Census, Oatley was born about 1846 or 1847, so he was eighteen or nineteen years old when he enlisted. (Finlay 4/13/2012)

Status

Not on view