Gift of Clifford T. Alderman 2012.233.13 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

George A. Bowers

PhotographerPhotographed by Richard S. DeLamater American, 1833 - 1915

Date1862-1865

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 5/8 x 1 1/4in. (4.1 x 3.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.2 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection

DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man wearing a Union uniform. He has a msutache.

Object number2012.233.13

InscribedOn verso, upper right, in pencil, accession number; lower margin, in pencil, "Yours Truly / Lt. George A. Bowers / 16th Conn. Vols. / Hartford, / Conn."NotesSubject Note: George A. Bowers of Hartford was mustered in as a Sergeant in the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on February 4 1863. He was captured on April 20 1864 at the battle of Plymouth, North Carolina, when the entire Union force surrendered following an intense three-day siege. He was paroled on February 28 1865 and mustered out on June 24 1865. (Finlay 4/13/2012)

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