Gift of Clifford T. Alderman 2012.233.18 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

James H. Latham

PhotographerPhotographed by Giles Bishop American, 1826 - 1909

Date1862-1865

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 5/8 x 1 3/8in. (4.1 x 3.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/8in. (8.9 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. His jacket is unbuttoned and a checked shirt or undershirt is visible beneath it. He has a mustache.

Object number2012.233.18

InscribedOn recto, beneath image, "G. W. Latham / Capt. 21st Conn. V."
On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: James H. Latham of Groton mustered in as a corporal in the Second Connecticut Volunteer Infantry on May 7 1861. He mustered in as a 1st Lieutenant in the Twenty-First Connecticut Volunteer Infantry on August 5 1862. He was promoted to Captain on September 15 1862 and dismissed June 14 1865. (Finlay 4/14/2012)

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