Elisha P. Chipman
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1862-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 5/16 x 1in. (3.3 x 2.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 5/16 x 1in. (3.3 x 2.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 5/16 x 1in. (3.3 x 2.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young man wearing a Union uniform. He has a mustache and sideburns. The portrait is oval in format, enclosed within a decorative frame printed on the mount.
Object number2012.233.25
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "E. B. Chipman / Lt. 21st C. V."; in pencil, "Elisha B. Chipman / ENL 8/13/62 1st Sgt Co. F / 2nd LT 12/22/62 / Adj 1/11/65"; lower left, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Elisha P. Chipman of New London mustered in as a 1st sergeant in the Twenty-first Connecticut Volunteer Infantry on September 5 1862. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on December 22 1862 and appointed Adjutant on January 11 1865. He mustered out on June 16 1865. (Finlay 4/17/2012)On View
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