Possibly a Soldier of the Twenty-Sixth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
PhotographerPhotographed by
Kellogg Brothers
(1860 - 1865)
Date1862-1863
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/16in. (8.9 x 5.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/16in. (8.9 x 5.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 11/16 x 2 3/8in. (9.4 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
Object number2012.233.107
DescriptionPortrait of a man wearing a military uniform. He has a beard and mustache. He is seated beside a small table with a dark tablecloth and has his right arm resting on the table with his cap on top of his hand. The number 26 appears to be on the top of the cap.
NotesSubject Note: The number twenty-six on this man's cap probably indicates that he was a member of the Twenty-Sixth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. (Ruocco 5/10/2012)Date Note: The Twenty-Sixth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry was organized in August 1862. They mustered out in September 1863 after taking part in the siege of Port Hudson from May to July 1863. (Finlay 5/11/2012)
Status
Not on view