Horace C. Sackmund
PhotographerPhotographed by
Opperman
American
Date1863-1864
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (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): 3 7/8 x 2 7/16in. (9.8 x 6.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/8in. (8.9 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 7/16in. (9.8 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionPortrait of a man wearing a military uniform. He has a full beard. He is standing facing his left with his right hand in his pants pocket. He is standing next to a table, with drapery in the background.
Object number2012.233.88
InscribedOn verso, upper right, in pencil, "5655" "[Sickmund]" "Horace C Sackmund / Co G 2nd Conn / Heavy Art" "P258/ebay 5/2003"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesTitle Note: Name appears as Sickmund in the military records, but is probably Sackmund. (Finlay 4/22/2012)Subject Note: Horace Sickmund (or Sackmund) lived in Cornwall, Connecticut. He enlisted and was mustered in to the Second Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery on December 29, 1863 as a private. He was wounded on June 1, 1864 in Cold Harbor, Virginia, and died on July, 14, 1864. (Ruocco, 04/24/12)
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