Lewis B. Sturges
PhotographerPhotographed by
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries
(American, active 1861 - 1865)
Date1862-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/4in. (8.9 x 5.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/4in. (8.9 x 5.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
Object number2012.233.46
DescriptionFull-length portrait of a man wearing a Union uniform. He is standing with his left hand resting on a table covered with a tablecloth. A patterned carpet or floorcloth is on the floor.
NotesSubject Note: Lewis B. Sturges of New Haven enlisted in the Third Connecticut Volunteer Infantry on April 24 1861 and mustered in as a private on May14 1861. He mustered out on August 12 1861. He then enlisted in the First Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery on January 13 1862 and mustered in as a second lieutenant on March 13 1862. He was promoted to first lieutenant on December 10 1864. He was mustered out on September 25 1865. (Finlay 4/20/2012)Date Note: The photograph shows Sturges while he was serving with the First Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery. (Finlay 4/20/2012)
Status
Not on view
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries
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