United States. Army. 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment carte-de-visite album, [ca. 1861-1865]

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

This volume contains carte-de-visite portraits of soldiers who served in the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, additional loose photographs, and colored lithographs of Union generals.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Hixon, March 2013

Background

Scope and Content:

This pocket album primarily relates to the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. The first four images are colored printed portraits of Winfield Scott, George McClellan, Fitz John Porter, and George Stoneman. An additional printed image of the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack appears later in the volume. The bulk of the items are 31 cartes-de-visite with formal photographic portraits of soldiers in uniform. The few named soldiers all served in the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Three loose photographs of William H. Gausler and two unidentified men (neither in military uniform) are laid into the back of the volume.

Biographical / Historical:

The 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was formed in 1861 and included ten companies, of which five were comprised of soldiers from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The main regimental officers included Colonel Tilghman H. Good, Major W. H. Gausler, and Adjutant J. W. Fuller. During the war, the regiment served in Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Virginia. After postwar assignments in Georgia and South Carolina, the regiment was mustered out of service on January 9, 1866.

Acquisition Information:

P-365 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Related Collections:

The William Harrison Barber papers pertain to a soldier from the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.

Bibliography

Roberts, Charles Rhoads, et al. History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Its Families. Volume 1. Allentown (Pa.): Lehigh Valley Publishing Company, 1914.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Hampton Roads, Battle of, Va., 1862.
Soldiers--United States.

Formats:

Card photograph albums--1860-1870.
Cartes de visite--1860-1870.
Lithographs--1860-1870.
Portrait photographs--1860-1870.

Names:

United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 47th (1861-1866)
McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885.
Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901.
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866.
Stoneman, George, 1822-1894.

Places:

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works.