Walter S. Hotchkiss and Fellow Soldiers
PhotographerPhotographed by
George L. Partridge
American, active 1862 - 1869
Date1862-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 11/16 x 2 1/4in. (9.4 x 5.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 11/16 x 2 1/4in. (9.4 x 5.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 x 2 7/16in. (10.6 x 6.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 11/16 x 2 1/4in. (9.4 x 5.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 x 2 7/16in. (10.6 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionPortrait of a young man in a Union uniform. He is seated with his left arm resting on a table. He has a mustache and goatee.
Object number2012.233.55
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, "Walter S Hotchkiss/Dec 9 - 1878/Frank Shurwood/ Laurel Ave"; lower right, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Walter S. Hotchkiss was from Bridgeport, Connecticut. He enlisted in the army on July 12, 1862 and he was mustered in on September 10, 1862 into the Second Connecticut Volunteer Light Battery as a First Lieutenant. He was promoted to Captain on January 1, 1865. He was mustered out on August 9, 1865. (Ruocco, 4/21/2012)On View
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