Photograph
Charles Stewart
| Seated portrait of Corporal Charles Stewart (b. 1832), Company B, 8th Wisconsin Infantry, wearing the one of the grey uniforms in which Wisconsin's first eight regiments left the state. In 1861, the Northern states purchased their own uniforms, and Wisconsin selected grey, possibly because it was the color uniforms of the New York militia where Wisconsin purchased the majority of its uniforms. Not until the fall of 1861 did blue become the standard color for Union troops. Stewart, a Greenbush farmer, rose in the ranks and was mustered out in 1865 as Captain. |
| Image ID: | 70154 |
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| Creation Date: | 1861 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | State Historical Society of Wisconsin Civil War photographs, circa 1861-circa 1865 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6050.26 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3 x 4.5 inches |
| Hats |
| Chairs |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Military uniforms |
| Officers |
| Portraits |
| Beards |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Moustache |
| Studios and dark rooms |
| Photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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