ca. 1864-1865
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Use of the originals is restricted. This collection is available as color digital facsimiles (see links below).
Abstract
This collection consists of carte de visite portraits of members of the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, taken during the Civil War.
Collection Description
This collection consists of a photograph album containing 46 carte de visite photographs of officers in the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment. Included are photographs of Charles Francis Adams, Jr., Edward Jarvis Bartlett, Charles Pickering Bowditch, Henry Pickering Bowditch, Daniel Henry Chamberlain, Patrick Tracy Jackson, and others. The Charles Francis Adams, Jr. carte de visite is autographed by Adams. An index identifies all but one of the photographs, but photographers are not identified. The cover of the album is embossed: "Col. H. S. Russell. 5th Mass Cavalry." Henry S. Russell was a colonel in the regiment and may have gathered or collected the photographs.
Arrangement
The photographs in this collection are arranged in the order in which they appear in the album. In the front of the album there is an Index to Portraits. This information is transcribed below as captions.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by purchase, April 2010.
Restrictions on Access
Use of the originals is restricted. This collection is available as color digital facsimiles (see links below).
Detailed Description of the Collection
Caption: "1. Chas. F. Adams Jr. Lt. Col"
Caption: "2. H. N. Weld Major"
Caption: "3. Z. B. Adams Major"
Caption: "4. H. P. Bowditch Major"
Caption: "5. Jas. S. Newell Adj."
Caption: "6. D. N. Chamberlain Com."
Caption: "7. Ed. H. Adams Q. M."
Caption: "8. H. Gamwell Surg"
Caption: "9. D. H. Parker Ass. Surg."
Caption: "10. A. R. Howe Capt. C. A"
Caption: "11. A. Chapman 1st Lt Co. A"
Caption: "12. Hinckley 2d Lt. Co. A"
Caption: "13. C. C. Emery Capt. Co. B"
Caption: "14. R. Loud 1st Lt Co. B"
Caption: "15. C. H. Wheeler 2d Lt. Co. B"
Caption: "16. H. B. Welch Capt. Co. C"
Caption: "17. G. A. Fisher 1st Lt. Co. C"
Caption: "18. C. C. Parsons Capt. Co D"
Caption: "19. R. M. Higginson 1st Lt. Co. D"
Caption: "20. George 2d Lt Co. D"
Caption: "21. J. L. Wheat Capt. Co. E"
Caption: "22. A. O. Swain 1st Lt Co. E"
Caption: "23. E. J. Bartlett 2d Lt Co. E"
Caption: "24. C. E. Allan Capt. Co F."
Caption: "25. A. F. Mallory 1st Lt. Co F."
Caption: "26. F. L. Kimball 2d Lt. Co F"
Caption: "27. H. E. W. Clark Capt. Co. G"
Caption: "28. C. Whittemore 1st Lt. Co. G"
Caption: "29. R. S. Oliver 2d Lt. Co G"
Caption: "30. J. Anderson Capt. Co. I"
Caption: "31. P. T. Jackson 1st Lt Co. I"
Caption: "32. J. G. White 2d Lt Co I"
Caption: "33. P. J. Rooney Capt. Co. H"
Caption: "34. D. Fisher 1st Lt Co. H"
Caption: "35. Hatch 2d Lt. Co. H"
Caption: "36. F. L. Higginson Capt. Co. K"
Caption: "37. Odell 1st Lt. Co. K"
Caption: "38. F. L. Gilman Capt. Co. L"
Caption: "39. C. Gersdorf 1st. Lt. Co L"
Caption: "40. Nicholson 2d Lt. Co L"
Caption: "41. C. Kaler Capt. Co. M."
Caption: "42. Wilson 2st Lt Co M."
Caption: "43. Parker 2d Lt. Co M"
Caption: "44. Geo. E. Osborne ex. Surg."
Caption: "45. C. P. Bowditch ex. Capt. Co F"
No caption.
Preferred Citation
5th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment carte de visite album, Photo. Coll. 228, Massachusetts Historical Society Photo Archives.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.