Hawkins brothers, Wright Legion (1861)
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This lovely dual portrait is of the Hawkins brothers in late 1861, both soldiers in the Wright (GA) Legion. The Legion became the 38th Georgia Infantry in April 1862 and both men were in Maryland with them that September … continue reading
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James J.M. Smith (c. 1902)
About 40 years before that picture was taken James Jackson Manning Smith was a 23 year old Private in the 31st Georgia Infantry on the Maryland Campaign of 1862 … continue reading
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William Anderson Roberts, Company A, 14th NC
I was excited to find two really nice photographs of one of my guys and got way down in a research hole before learning he wasn’t one of mine after all. Here’s the story … continue reading
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Major and paymaster John Ambler, CSA
I’ve seen hundreds (thousands?) of pay vouchers issued at Richmond, VA over the signature of Major John Ambler among documents in Confederate soldiers’ Compiled Service Records (CSRs). It’s about time I looked him up … continue reading
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Aaron Harris, waiter (1862)
There’s only one carded record in his Compiled Service Record jacket for Aaron Harris, identified as a Waiter in the 3rd South Carolina Infantry. This is from a Federal hospital record. There are no Confederate military records for him as… continue reading
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Death on the ladder (1875)
A member of Battery B, 3rd US Artillery (1852-57), Lieutenant and Captain in the 1st US Sharpshooters (1861-64), and lastly, NYFD Battalion Chief, William Henry Nash saw more than his share of danger and death … continue reading
