| Credit: | unknown photographer |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1861 |
| Negative Size: | 3.5 in. x 6 in. stereo |
| Equipment: | bayonet; handgun; long gun; pipe; wall tent |
| Locations & Lines: | Camp Essex (Elkridge MD); Elkridge MD; Maryland |
| Military Units: | 8th New York State Militia; 8th Massachusetts Militia (Company A); US Army |
| Persons: | Barker (George); Bartlett (Albert W.); Cilley (Edward A.); Grant (Sanford W.); Ham (J. W.); Hines (James G.); Morrison (Charles P.); Robinson (Pvt.) |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
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File Details: AXYYm, 1000 DPI, TIFF, Original Photograph, 8.5 Mb
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MOLLUS Collection says: 8th Infantry M.V.M. – 1861. Co. A. Capt. Bartlett. J. W. Ham. Lieut. Barker. C.W. Morrison. Hines.
Library of Congress says: Nine soldiers of 8th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in uniform, some identified, in front of tent near Baltimore, Maryland. [Photograph shows nine soldiers, four identified and one partially identified as Robinson: standing far left, Captain Albert Wood Bartlett of Co. A, 8th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and Co. B, 35th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, who was killed on September 17, 1862, at Antietam, Maryland; next to Bartlett, Captain George Barker of Co. A, 8th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and Co. I, 30th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, who was wounded on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia; seated on left, First Sergeant Sanford W. Grant of Co. A, 8th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and Co. H, 60th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment; next to Grant, Private Edward A. Cilley of Co. A, 8th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Soldiers are armed with rifles, bayonets, revolvers, and swords; two soldiers smoke pipes.]