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Gift of Clifford T. Alderman  2012.233.24  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Edward B. Smith
Gift of Clifford T. Alderman 2012.233.24 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Edward B. Smith

Photographer (American)
Date1861-1863
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 x 1 3/4in. (5.1 x 4.4cm) Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/4in. (9.2 x 5.7cm) Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 1/2in. (10.2 x 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
Object number2012.233.24
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man wearing a Union uniform. He has a mustache.
NotesSubject Note: Edward B. Smith of Litchfield mustered in as a sergeant in the First Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery on May 23 1861. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on March 1 1862 and to 1st Lieutenant on March 24 1862. He was discharged October 26 1863. (Finlay 4/14/2012)
Status
Not on view