Photograph
1st Wisconsin Infantry, Company C
| Five members of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Company C, who enlisted in 1861, were captured at the Battle of Chickamauga, and escaped together from a Confederate prison. From left to right, standing: Joseph Leach and Lemuel McDonald. From left to right, sitting: Chauncey S. Chapman, Thomas Anderson, and John R. Schofield. This photograph was probably taken after their escape, when they were reunited in Cincinnati at the soldiers' home there. |
| Image ID: | 33518 |
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| 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 13.54 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6 x 4.5 inches |
| For a 1914 newspaper article describing their escape from prison, see Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles. To see the roster of their company, see Civil War Roster and Regimental and Descriptive Rolls. |
| Moustache |
| Portraits, Group |
| Hats |
| Military uniforms |
| Soldiers |
| Indoor photography |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Men |
| Beards |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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