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Gift of Clifford T. Alderman  2012.233.11  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Charles A. Tennant
Gift of Clifford T. Alderman 2012.233.11 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Charles A. Tennant

Photographer (1860 - 1865)
Date1862-1863
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 3/4 x 1 1/2in. (4.4 x 3.8cm) Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 3/16in. (9.2 x 5.6cm) Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
Object number2012.233.11
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young man wearing a Union uniform. He has a mustache.
NotesSubject Note: Charles A. Tennant of Hartford was mustered in as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry on August 24 1862. He was promoted to Captain on September 17 1862. He was wounded May 3 1863 at Providence Church Road, Viriginia and died May 24 1863. (Finlay 4/13/2012)
Status
Not on view