Photograph
Swearing-In Native American Civil War Recruits
| Thomas Bigford (in cap, on left) and another official swearing-in two Native American Civil War recruits. Thomas Bigford (1815-1890) of Taycheedah, Wisconsin, was a farmer who served as a local recruiting officer during the war. According to Bigford, the recruit on right may be Adam Scherf of Stockbridge, who was said to have served in the same regiment with Thomas Bigford's son Royal. Royal Bigford was a private in the 1st Battery, Light Artillery, but Scherf is not listed. |
| Image ID: | 1909 |
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| Creation Date: | 1861 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 7119, Album 13.62 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 10 inches |
| 12/6/2010 There were two Adam Scherfs living in Stockbridge according to the 1860 census, a father and son. The father was born in Bavaria in 1813 (died 1884). He married a Catherine Denny (1839-1925), an Oneida woman, and had 8 children with her, including Adam Jr. who was born August 15, 1856 (died 1933). The first Adam was too old and not Native American. The second Adam was Native American but too young. |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Recruiting and enlistment |
| Men |
| Indoor photography |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Oaths |
| Rites and ceremonies |
| Portraits, Group |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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