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Nils J. Gilbert
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Full-length studio portrait of Civil War soldier Nils (Niels) J. Gilbert, Company A, of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, believed to have been taken in October 1864 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is in uniform and leaning on his sword. He entered service on 2 October 1861 as a 1st Sgt, was promoted to 1st Lt. on 19 October 1864, and mustered out on 20 December 1864 when his term expired.
1864
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W0139DI
WHi 3180
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Cary M. Campbell
circa 1860-1869
Waist-up oval portrait of Cary M. Campbell, Company K, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform with epaulettes. He enlisted for a three-month term of service at Madison, Wisconsin on April 17, 1864 and ...
Halbert Eleazer Paine
Formal vignetted head and shoulders studio portrait of Brigadier General Halbert Eleazer Paine.
Copy Photograph; Civil War Era Soldier
Copy photograph of a studio portrait of a Civil War era soldier.
William Mason
1861
Tintype portrait of William Mason of Magnolia, Wisconsin, member of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry band. He is seated in uniform and holds a tuba. The buttons on his uniform are hand-colored gold.
Elon Frances Brown
Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop and a U.S. Flag of Civil War soldier Elon Frances Brown of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, posing in uniform. He is holding a rifle with a bayonet.
