Help ID uniform believed to be Confederate

[manayunkman]

This image is in a family album.

 

Family lore is that this is a Confederate soldier.

 

Can anyone confirm this?

[thetennman]

Looks like a Confederate uniform. His rank can be determined by the chevrons on his sleeves. He has three stripes on each sleeve, which indicates the rank of sergeant in most Confederate military units. The hat he holds appears to be a slouch hat, which was widely worn by Confederate soldiers.

[268th C.A.]

No doubt. 1861 image, Confederate, he wears a Secession badge. 

look at other pictures in the photo album see if you can determine with side of your family it came from, start digging back, it's a good chance you'll find clues to he is. looks like Corporal chevrons too me. With a jeweler's loupe you may be able to make out the cap badge.  Good luck! Great image. 

[manayunkman]

Wow!!

 

That’s great news!!

 

Thank you both for your in depth insights.

[thetennman]

32 minutes ago, 268th C.A. said:

No doubt. 1861 image, Confederate, he wears a Secession badge. 

look at other pictures in the photo album see if you can determine with side of your family it came from, start digging back, it's a good chance you'll find clues to he is. looks like Corporal chevrons too me. With a jeweler's loupe you may be able to make out the cap badge.  Good luck! Great image. 

You're right, he's a Corporal. I had to put on my glasses to count the chevrons. 

[29navy]

Have you checked here for him?  https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm

[manayunkman]

Here are some names in the photo album.

[manayunkman]

Here is another image in the album.

 

 

[manayunkman]

And the most interesting a Union Captain from New York.

[manayunkman]

Forgot this one

 

I think it’s from July 1863.

 

 

[manayunkman]

22 hours ago, 268th C.A. said:

No doubt. 1861 image, Confederate, he wears a Secession badge. 

look at other pictures in the photo album see if you can determine with side of your family it came from, start digging back, it's a good chance you'll find clues to he is. looks like Corporal chevrons too me. With a jeweler's loupe you may be able to make out the cap badge.  Good luck! Great image. 

It looks like both sides in the family?

 

Please check my new pictures.

[manayunkman]

22 hours ago, 29navy said:

Have you checked here for him?  https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm

I posted a couple new pictures, the NY Captain wrote his name on the card. 
 

Can you make it out?

[manayunkman]

23 hours ago, thetennman said:

Looks like a Confederate uniform. His rank can be determined by the chevrons on his sleeves. He has three stripes on each sleeve, which indicates the rank of sergeant in most Confederate military units. The hat he holds appears to be a slouch hat, which was widely worn by Confederate soldiers.

The slouch hat was one of the clues for me but I know very little about it.

 

Please check out my new pictures.

 

Thank you 

[268th C.A.]

Yours truly, C G Talcott Capt. F Co. 63rd Regt. New York State National Guards

July 1863

 

Notice the 6 in 1863 and 63rd the same. 

 

Thats what I see. 

1, 2, 3, 4 July 1863 is the same month as the battle of Gettysburg. I can't make out the day in front of (?)  July 1863

[268th C.A.]

Here is your relative.... 

[History Man]

Captain Chauncey Goodrich Talcott is seen here as a Captain in the New York National Guard. 

[268th C.A.]

What's odd 3-day enlistment.... New York State keeps great records, google into NY Civil War soldiers 

[268th C.A.]

68th Regiment, New York National Guard

Mustered in: June 25, 1863
Mustered out: August 3, 1863.

The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.

This regiment, then located in Chautauqua county, but now not in service, furnished a number of men for the 72nd Volunteers, and, commanded by Col. David S. Forbes, it left the State June 24, 1863, en route to Harrisburg, Pa., for a service of thirty days. It served in the 5th Brigade, 1st Division, Department Susquehanna, and was mustered out of the United States service July 29, 1863, at Elmira, N. Y.

[History Man]

[268th C.A.]

72ND NY participated a lot to the War 

interesting history. I don't know if he was on the rolls of the 72nd NY

Gen. Dan Sickles

[268th C.A.]

I don't think Charles G. Talcott is the same man he died in 62. The picture is dated 1863

[History Man]

Son of William D. and Persis (Gage) Talcott. Married Maria L. Lee on Dec 7, 1858. Survived by his widow, Maria L. Talcott and an adopted daughter, Mrs. J. D. Denny of Buffalo. Also survived by four brothers and one sister, William S. Talcott of Silver Creek, Charles and WAllace Talcott of Joliet, Ill. and Walter Talcott of Sandusky, Ohio and Mrs. Elisabeth Harrotun of Rockvill Center, Long Island.

Burial location taken from obituary in "The Buffalo Commercial" on 21 Dec. 1905.

 

 

Meant to send this one first 

[manayunkman]

Just to be clear, this is not a family album, I found it at the flea market.

 

I want to thank 268th and History Man for finding all this information.

 

Thank you both

 

I love the Harrisburg connection, I lived there for 30 years.

 

i wonder if the 72nd was sent there in the event the South crossed the Susquehanna. 

[manayunkman]

On 3/11/2025 at 5:04 PM, 268th C.A. said:

No doubt. 1861 image, Confederate, he wears a Secession badge. 

look at other pictures in the photo album see if you can determine with side of your family it came from, start digging back, it's a good chance you'll find clues to he is. looks like Corporal chevrons too me. With a jeweler's loupe you may be able to make out the cap badge.  Good luck! Great image. 

I took a loupe to the photo and it looks like three letters, three numbers or the number 2 with a decoration on each side of it. 

[manayunkman]

Anyone have any idea what this medal might be?

 

Photo was taken in New York and the subjects name could be Cal B. Gorham ?