M24 Chaffee Posted August 15, 2023 #151 Posted August 15, 2023 Paul, Great images with history and very cool and interesting that you have all that ACW history in your family! Best regards, Frank
USCapturephotos Posted August 15, 2023 #152 Posted August 15, 2023 52 minutes ago, M24 Chaffee said: Paul, Great images with history and very cool and interesting that you have all that ACW history in your family! Best regards, Frank Thanks Frank! My two g g grandfathers were in the 12th NJ Vols and the 213th Pa Vols….their brothers were in the 1st NJ Cav (George Stewart was an MOH winner for capturing a flag at Payne’s Crossroads) and the others were in the 6th Pa Cav, and the 17th Pa Cav. It’s been fun learning about them from the records, old family photos and family stories of course. How about you? Any ancestors in the Civil War? Paul
M24 Chaffee Posted August 16, 2023 #153 Posted August 16, 2023 22 hours ago, USCapturephotos said: Thanks Frank! My two g g grandfathers were in the 12th NJ Vols and the 213th Pa Vols….their brothers were in the 1st NJ Cav (George Stewart was an MOH winner for capturing a flag at Payne’s Crossroads) and the others were in the 6th Pa Cav, and the 17th Pa Cav. It’s been fun learning about them from the records, old family photos and family stories of course. How about you? Any ancestors in the Civil War? Paul Hey Paul, My ancestors didn’t arrive in the US until the early 1900’s. No family ACW history but my Father was a tanker in the 8th Armored Division and fought in the ETO during WWII. That greatly inspired my interest in WWII which lead me into the ACW and Revolutionary War. Thanks for asking!
USCapturephotos Posted August 16, 2023 #154 Posted August 16, 2023 3 hours ago, M24 Chaffee said: Hey Paul, My ancestors didn’t arrive in the US until the early 1900’s. No family ACW history but my Father was a tanker in the 8th Armored Division and fought in the ETO during WWII. That greatly inspired my interest in WWII which lead me into the ACW and Revolutionary War. Thanks for asking! That is really cool. I would have loved to have spoken with your dad. I forget the route of the 8th but will have to look it up later. My great uncles both served in WW2 and the one I was very close with growing up and he encouraged my history passion as well. Paul
Salvage Sailor Posted August 25, 2024 #155 Posted August 25, 2024 Old photos of a CDV collection I had, Troopers of the 6th Iowa Cavalry at Fort Randall during the Northwest Indian Expedition. Photos taken at Fort Randall, Sioux City, Davenport, etc. General Alfred Sully commanding. Engagements at Whitestone Hill, Fort Rice, Fisk Wagon Train (where Sitting Bull was wounded in the hip), Killdeer Mountain (the largest US Army engagement vs. the Native Americans - Crazy Horse et. al.), The Badlands, etc. My Gr Gr Grandfather was the Hospital Steward of the 6th Iowa Cavalry & Collector for the Smithsonian Institution on the expedition. He served throughout the campaigns from 1862-1865. Alfred Sully, USMA 1841, Regular Army. Son of the famous American artist Thomas Sully Image taken during the NWIE Second Seminole War, Mexican-American War, Siege of Veracruz (1845), Plains Service, Battle of Ash Hollow (1855), Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Seven Pines, Seven Days Battles, Battle of Savage's Station, Battle of White Oak Swamp, Battle of Malvern Hill, Battle of South Mountain, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville (Note: Commanded the famous 1st Minnesota Infantry until just prior to Gettysburg), Northwest Indian Expedition - Battle of Whitestone Hill, Battle of Killdeer Mountain, Battle of the Badlands, Nez Perce War Sixth Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Posted at Fort Randall, Fort Rice & Fort Sully when not Campaigning against the Sioux Northwest Indian Expedition, 1862-1865 (NWIE) 6th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Fighting in the 'Dacotahs' 1862-1865 while the regulars were engaged against the Confederacy Colonel Samuel M. Pollack (above & below) Surgeon Jacob Camburn (above & below) Captain Daniel Eicher
USCapturephotos Posted August 25, 2024 #156 Posted August 25, 2024 Some really interesting pieces from a unit I didn’t know. Paul
ramram Posted November 15, 2024 Author #157 Posted November 15, 2024 Unique uniform on this guy. He wears what appears to be a Mexican War jacket. Considering his age, he is likely a veteran of that war. The image is a circa 1861 ambrotype of an early Civil War volunteer, most likely from the South. Rob M
USCapturephotos Posted November 16, 2024 #159 Posted November 16, 2024 Just purchased this damaged but still nice Confederate a few weeks ago. He came from a family estate in Harrisonburg, Va. I wish I had an Id. One collector thinks he has a style of shell jacket sometimes seen on Alabamians. Interesting to contemplate. Paul
ramram Posted November 16, 2024 Author #160 Posted November 16, 2024 15 minutes ago, USCapturephotos said: Just purchased this damaged but still nice Confederate a few weeks ago. He came from a family estate in Harrisonburg, Va. I wish I had an Id. One collector thinks he has a style of shell jacket sometimes seen on Alabamians. Interesting to contemplate. Paul Great looking image even with the crack. Rob
USCapturephotos Posted November 16, 2024 #161 Posted November 16, 2024 9 hours ago, iron bender said: Some of my Yanks I particularly like the first seated image of the young Yankee with his head uncovered. Just a typical young soldier. Wonder what happened to him? Paul
iron bender Posted November 16, 2024 #162 Posted November 16, 2024 Thanks, and me too. My favorites are 3 and 4. Notice prewar small size US belt plate in 4. I like images with private purchase sack coats, hand made nco stripes and other little quirks, such as collars turned down on frock coats. Shows the individuality of man, regardless of whose army you're in
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