Robert A. Potter
PhotographerPhotographed by
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DateProbably 1863-1864
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 1/2 x 1 1/4in. (3.8 x 3.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 3/16in. (8.6 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 3/16in. (8.6 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young man wearing a Union uniform. He has a mustache.
Object number2012.233.8
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, Lieut Potter 1st of / Co. A 1863 [?]" "125" "2nd Lieut / Robert A. Potter / Co. D 19th Conn. Inf. / PLYMOUTH MUSTERED JULY 25, 1862 / MUSTERED OUT AUG 18 1865 AT / WASHINGTON, D.C." "Promoted Captain"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Robert A. Potter of Plymouth mustered in as 2nd Lieutenant in the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery (originally designated the Nineteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry) on September 11 1862. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on August 24 1863 and to Captain on August 25 1864. He mustered out on August 18 1865. (Finlay 4/13/2012)Date Note: If this photograph was taken when Robert A. Potter was 1st Lieutenant in Company A of the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery, it can be dated between August 24 1863 and August 25 1864. (Finlay 4/13/2012)
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