Luke Tiffany
PhotographerPhotographed by
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American
Date1861-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 1/8in. (8.6 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 1/8in. (8.6 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (10 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 1/8in. (8.6 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (10 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young man with a mustache. He is wearing a Union uniform.
Object number2012.233.63
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in black ink, yours truly, Luke Tiffany/Ansonia/Conn/Co I 1st C V/artilary/fort scott/Va"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Luke Tiffany was from Derby, Connecticut. He enlisted and was mustered into the First Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery Company B as a Private on May 22, 1861. On December 19, 1863 he was transfered to Compnay I. He re-enlisted on Decmber 28, 1863 and was promoted to Corporal on May 10, 1864. He was promoted to Sergeant on January 11, 1865, and was mustered out on September 25, 1865. (Ruocco, 04/14/2012)Subject Terms
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