Charles A. Tennant
PhotographerPhotographed by
Kellogg Brothers
1860 - 1865
Date1862-1863
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.2 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.2 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (9.9 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.2 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (9.9 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man wearing a Union uniform. He has a mustache.
Object number2012.233.73
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in black ink, "Captain C A Tennant"; on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Charles A. Tennant was from Hartford and enlisted on August 1, 1862. On August 24, 1862 he was mustered in to the Sixteenth Regiment Infantry Company A as a Second Lieutenant. On Septemter 17, 1862 he was promoted to Captain in Company D. On May 3, 1863 he was wounded at the Battle of Providence Church Road, in Virginia. He died on May 24, 1863. (Ruocco, 04/14/12)Subject Terms
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