Henry C. Merrill
PhotographerPhotographed by
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MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/8in. (8.9 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/8in. (8.9 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/8in. (8.9 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of a young man wearing a Union uniform. He is seated on a wood stool or chair. His legs are crossed and he holds his cap in his hands. He has a beard and mustache. A painted studio backdrop features tents and a cannon.
Object number2012.233.33
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "Henry Merrill / New Hartford / 2nd Ct H. A."; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Henry C. Merrill of New Hartford enlisted on August 13 1862 and mustered in on September 11 1862 as a private in the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery. He was promoted to corporal on October 21 1864 and discharged on June 23 1865. (Finlay 4/18/2012)On View
Not on view
