Civil War Soldiers, photographed by Connecticut photographers
PhotographerPhotographed by
Giles Bishop
American, 1826 - 1909
PhotographerPhotographed by
W. H. Cooke
American, active 1861 - 1865
PhotographerPhotographed by
Ole Erekson
Norwegian-American, active 1865 - 1870
PhotographerPhotographed by
William A. Judson
American, active 1851 - 1880
PhotographerPhotographed by
Wilbur F. Page
American, active 1861 - 1889
PhotographerPhotographed by
F. H. Simpson
American, active 1863 - 1874
PhotographerPhotographed by
Whitney & Beckwith
American, 1865 - 1871
Date1861-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/4 x 2 1/8in. (9.5 x 5.4cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 x 2 1/8in. (9.5 x 5.4cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 x 2 1/8in. (9.5 x 5.4cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionFull-length, three-quarter length, half-length, and bust-length portraits of men wearing military uniforms. Some have beards or mustaches. One man is seated with his elbow resting on a fringed armrest; another has his elbow resting on a table covered with a tablecloth. Some wear or hold caps. Drapery, a chair, a column, and patterned carpets or floorcloths appear in some portraits.
Object number2012.233.192-.203
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: The soldiers are unidentifed, but all of the photographs were taken by Connecticut photographers in Bridgeport, Colchester, Danbury, Meriden, New Britain, Norwalk, Waterbury, and Wolcottville. It is likely that the soldiers came from those towns. (Finlay 4/15/2014)On View
Not on view
