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2010.241.2  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Joseph H. Cummings
2010.241.2 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Joseph H. Cummings

Date1861-1864
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 5/8 x 2 1/8in. (6.7 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 5/8 x 2 1/8in. (6.7 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4in. (8.3 x 7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a young man wearing a military uniform and beret. He has two pistols in his belt.
Object number2010.241.2
InscribedOn verso, in blue ink, "To Wm. L. Cummings / from his affect {?} nephew / Sergt. J. H. Cummings / Co. G 4th Regt. C. Vol. / Hagerstown [illegible date]"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Joseph H. Cummings was mustered into the First Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery on May 23, 1861 as a first sergeant. He was subsequently promoted to second lieutenant and then to first lieutenant. He died on August 28, 1864. (Finlay 11/30/2010)
On View
Not on view
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