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56th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Photographs

ca. 1861-1865

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Collection Summary

Title: 56th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment photographs
Dates: ca. 1861-1865
Physical Description: 1 box
Call Number: Photo. Coll. 186
Location: In the Massachusetts Historical Society Photo. Archives.
Repository:
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston StreetBoston, MA 02215library@masshist.org

Abstract

This collection consists of portraits of officers and soldiers who served in the 56th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.

Collection Description

This collection consists of 66 carte de visite and tintype portraits of officers and soldiers who served in the 56th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, as well as superior officers in the U.S. Army. The photographs were collected by an unidentified member of the Regiment, who inscribed the backs of the photographs with information that identifies the subjects. The portraits were all taken ca. 1861-1865. Photographers include Henry Franklin Warren of Waltham, Mass. and James Wallace Black, Mrs. H. F. Stuart, and Simon Wing, all of Boston, Mass., among many others.

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Acquisition Information

Donor unknown.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Box 1#186.1 Digital Content

Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), ca. 1861-1865. General.

Photographer unknown.
Box 1#186.2Digital Content

Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824-1881), ca. 1863-1864. General.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.3Digital Content

Parke, John Grubb (1827-1900), ca. 1861-1865.

Published by E. & H. T. Anthony (New York, N.Y.) from a photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery.
Box 1#186.4Digital Content

Potter, Robert B., ca. 1861-1865. General.

Taken by J. Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).
Box 1#186.5Digital Content

Stevenson, Thomas Greely (1836-1864), ca. 1863-1864. General.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.6Digital Content

Griffin, Simon Goodell (1824-1902), ca. 1861-1865. General.

Taken by Brady & Co.'s National Photographic Portrait Galleries (Washington, D.C. and New York, N.Y.).
Box 1#186.7Digital Content

Griswold, Charles E. (1835-1864), ca. 1863-1864. Colonel, Field & Staff.

Taken by John Adams Whipple (Boston, Mass.),
Box 1#186.8Digital Content

Weld, Stephen Minot (1842-1920), ca. 1861-1862. Colonel, Field & Staff.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.9Digital Content

Mills, Charles J. (d. 1865), ca. 1863-1865. 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant, Field & Staff.

Taken by Antoine Sonrel (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.10Digital Content

Cowdin, Robert J. (d. 1864), ca. 1863. Captain, Co. E.

Taken by Thomas Rice Burnham (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.11Digital Content

Adams, Zabdiel Boylston, ca. 1861-1862. Captain, Co. F.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.12Digital Content

McArdle, James, ca. 1861-1864. Captain, Co. E.

Taken by John Adams Whipple (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.13Digital Content

Shurtleff, Hiram S., ca. 1861-1862. Captain, Co. I.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.14Digital Content

Fletcher, George A., ca. 1863-1865. Captain, Co. G.

Taken by George Kendall Warren (Cambridgeport, Mass.).

Inscription on verso: "Lieut. Geo. A. Fletcher/ G. Co. 56th Mass Infy/ the one I quarrelle [sic] with in regard to clothing."

Box 1#186.15Digital Content

Cartwright, James W., ca. 1863-1865. Captain, Co. C.

Photographer unknown.
Box 1#186.16Digital Content

Jeffrey, John H., ca. 1863-1865. Captain, Co. I.

Taken by P. L. Perkins (Baltimore, Md.).
Box 1#186.17Digital Content

Priest, John D. (d. 1864), ca. 1863-1864. Lieutenant, Co. E.

Taken by Marshall & Co. (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.18Digital Content

Lipp, Leodegar M., ca. 1861-1862. Lieutenant, Co. F.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.19Digital Content

Wallace, Edwin A., ca. 1861-1865. Lieutenant, Co. C.

Taken by Robert J. Chute (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.20Digital Content

Mayloan, John W., 20 Aug. 1864. Lieutenant, Co. C.

Taken by Robert J. Chute (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.21Digital Content

French, Daniel F., ca. 1864-1865. Sergeant Major, Co. E.

Taken by Mrs. H. F. Stuart (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.22Digital Content

Turner, Samuel B., ca. 1864-1865. Corporal, Co. E.

Taken by Lemuel W. Cook (Weymouth Landing, Mass.).
Box 1#186.23Digital Content

Richardson, Rufus, ca. 1864-1865. Company Sergeant, Co. C.

Taken by Moses W. Comsett (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.24Digital Content

Martland, William J., ca. 1865. Private, musician, Co. B.

Taken by Howard Bros. (North Bridgewater, Mass.).

Inscription on verso of photograph: "W. J. Martland/ Leader of Band/ 56th Regt Mass Vol."

Box 1#186.25Digital Content

Nichols, William H., ca. 1864-1865. Private, musician, Co. C.

Taken by Fisher Bros. (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.26Digital Content

Alden, Isaac R., ca. 1865. Private, musician, Co. F.

Taken by David T. Burrell (Bridgewater, Mass.).
Box 1#186.27Digital Content

Weisse, Henry, ca. 1863-1865. Bugler, Co. E.

Taken by Wyman & Co. (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.28Digital Content

Spurr, William E., ca. 1863-1865. Sergeant, Co. A.

Taken by Frederick A. Freeman (Boston, Mass.).

Inscription on verso of photograph: "Segeant Wm E. Spurr./ A. Co 56th Mass Infy,/ Mother put this opposite his wife in my large album."

Box 1#186.29Digital Content

Bond, Charles S., ca. 1861-1862. 1st Sergeant, Co. B.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).

Inscription on verso of photograph: "Sergt. Chas. S. Bond./ B. Co 56th Mass Infy./ a good friend."

Box 1#186.30Digital Content

Burgess, Charles H., ca. 1863-1865. Sergeant, Co. B.

Taken by H. P. Ross (Groton Junction, Mass.).
Box 1#186.31Digital Content

Jeffs, William H., ca. 1865. Sergeant, Co. B.

Taken by Oliver H. Cook (Gloucester, Mass.).
Box 1#186.32Digital Content

Page, Calvin R., ca. 1861-1862. Sergeant, Co. B.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.33Digital Content

Crawley, John H. (d. 1864), ca. 1863-1864. Sergeant Major, Co. C.

Taken by Antoine Sonrel (Boston, Mass.).

Inscription on verso of photograph: "Sergt. John H. Crawley/ C. Co 56 Mass. Infy,/ another good friend with [Ned?]."

Box 1#186.34Digital Content

Boyer, Charles W., ca. 1864-1865. Sergeant, Co. E.

Taken by Mrs. H. F. Stuart (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.35Digital Content

Robinson, Charles A., ca. 1862-1865. Sergeant, Co. E.

Taken by George D. Hamilton (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.36Digital Content

Hastings, Charles E., ca. 1865. Sergeant Major, Co. E.

Taken by Alexander Perry (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 1#186.37Digital Content

Cook, Walter H., ca. 1863-1865. Sergeant. Co. F.

Taken by Charles Cole (Roxbury, Mass.).
Box 1#186.38Digital Content

Farnsworth, John E., ca. 1863-1865. 1st Sergeant, Co. G.

Taken by Grove Hinman Loomis (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.39Digital Content

Weeks, George M., ca. 1864-1865. Sergeant, Co. G.

Taken by Mrs. H. F. Stuart (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.40Digital Content

Glover, Harrison (d. 1864), ca. 1864. Sergeant, Co. G.

Taken by Simon Wing (Boston, Mass.).Tintype.
Box 1#186.41Digital Content

Rayne, William F., ca. 1864-1865. 1st Sergeant, Co. I.

Taken by Gideon Smith, Photographer for Hd. Qrs., 9th Army Corps.
Box 1#186.42Digital Content

Evans, George S., ca. 1864. Corporal, Co. I.

Taken by Harley & Metcalf (Cambridgeport, Mass.).
Box 1#186.43Digital Content

Bunker, Nathaniel W., ca. 1864-1865. Sergeant, Co. I.

Taken by Gideon Smith, Photographer for Hd. Qrs., 9th Army Corps.
Box 1#186.44Digital Content

Pickering, James W., ca. 1864-1865. Sergeant, Co. I.

Photographer unknown.
Box 1#186.45Digital Content

Wright, Henry F., ca. 1863-1865. Corporal, Co. B.

Taken by H. P. Ross (Groton Junction, Mass.).
Box 1#186.46Digital Content

Farnsworth, Henry A., ca. 1865. Private, Co. E.

Taken by Henry Franklin Warren (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 1#186.47Digital Content

Whitney, Francis, ca. 1865. Private, Co. E.

Taken by Henry Franklin Warren (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 1#186.48Digital Content

Cousens, Charles W., ca. 1864-1865. Private, Co. E.

Taken by Fisher Bros. (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.49Digital Content

Haskell, George H., ca. 1863-1865. Private, Co. E.

Photographer unknown.
Box 1#186.50Digital Content

Stickney, Edward F. (d. 1864), ca. 1864. Private, Co. I.

Taken by Henry Franklin Warren (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 1#186.51Digital Content

Coolidge, Samuel F., ca. 1864. Private, Co. I.

Taken by Henry Franklin Warren (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 1#186.52Digital Content

Sanderson, Henry A. (d. 1864), ca. 1864. Private, Co. F.

Taken by Charles Cole (Roxbury, Mass.).

Inscription on verso of photograph: "Henry A. Sanderson killed May 6th, 1864."

Box 1#186.53Digital Content

Pierce, Jonas, 3rd (d. 1864), ca. 1864. Private, Co. F.

Taken by John R. Aull (Roxbury, Mass.).

Partial inscription (incorrect) on verso of photograph: "Killed May 6, 1865." Pierce was killed 6 May 1864 in Wilderness, Va.

Box 1#186.54Digital Content

Daggett, Isaac H., ca. 1863-1865. Private, Co. F.

Taken by Edward L. Allen (Boston, Mass.).
Box 1#186.55Digital Content

Thacher, Matthew, H. (d. 1864), ca. 1864. Color Corporal, Co. F.

Taken by Joshua W. Moulton (Salem, Mass.).

Partial inscription (incorrect) on verso of photograph: "Killed May 12th, 1865." Thacher was killed 12 May 1864 in Spottsylvania, Va.

Box 1#186.56Digital Content

Allen, Edward K., ca. 1864. Private, Co. B.

Taken by Simon Wing (Boston, Mass.).Hand-colored tintype.
Box 1#186.57Digital Content

Trudelle, Joseph, ca. 1863-1865. Musician, Co. B.

Taken by Grove Hinman Loomis (Boston, Mass.).

Inscription on verso of photograph: "Joseph Trudelle/ Canada/ Clerk at Regt./ Hd. Qrs. 56th Reg."

Box 1#186.58Digital Content

Walker, James A., ca. 1863-1865. Corporal, Co. A.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored tintype.

Photos. #186.58-62 mounted on same sheet of paper, with inscriptions identifying the subjects.

Box 1#186.59Digital Content

Sheehan, William, Jr., ca. 1863-1864. Private, Co. E.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored tintype.

Photos. #186.58-62 mounted on same sheet of paper, with inscriptions identifying the subjects.

Box 1#186.60Digital Content

Johnson, [ ], ca. 1863-1865. [Rank unknown], Co. G.

Photographer unknown.Tintype.

Photos. #186.58-62 mounted on same sheet of paper, with inscriptions identifying the subjects.

Subject may be James A. Johnson, Sergeant (d. 1864) or John B. Johnson, Private.

Box 1#186.61Digital Content

Fletcher, James W., ca. 1864-1865. Sergeant, Co. H.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored tintype.

Photos. #186.58-62 mounted on same sheet of paper, with inscriptions identifying the subjects.

Box 1#186.62Digital Content

Horne, Charles B. (d. 1864), ca. 1863. Private, Co. E.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored tintype.

Photos. #186.58-62 mounted on same sheet of paper, with inscriptions identifying the subjects.

Box 1#186.63Digital Content

Rand, John E., ca. 1864. Cook, Co. E.

Taken by Simons Wing (Boston, Mass.).Hand-colored tintype.
Box 1#186.64Digital Content

Wass, George A., ca. 1863-1865. Private, Co. B.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored tintype.
Box 1#186.65Digital Content

Ashton, Henry H., ca. 1864-1865. Private, Co. H.

Taken by Hopkins (Annapolis, Md.).
Box 1#186.66Digital Content

Shumway, David K., ca. 1863-1865. Sergeant, Co. B.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored tintype.
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Preferred Citation

56th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Photographs, Photo. Coll. 186, Massachusetts Historical Society Photo Archives.

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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.

Persons:

Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896, photographer.
Stuart, H. F., Mrs., photographer.
warren, Henry Franklin, photographer.
Wing, Simon, 1826-1910, photographer.

Organizations:

United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 56th (1863-1865)--Photographs.

Subjects:

Cartes de viste.
Portrait photographs.
Soldiers--Photographs.
Tintypes.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs.
Women photographers.

Collection processed by Megan K. Friedel, Nov. 2004.

Encoded by Megan K. Friedel, Nov. 2004.