[CIVIL WAR]. Albumen photograph of a group of officers, likely of the 45th Massachusetts Infantry, incl. Surgeon Joshua B. Treadwell, who also served in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry (USCT). New Berne, NC, April 1863.
Sale 2057 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Oct 25, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$400 -
600
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Albumen photograph of a group of officers, likely of the 45th Massachusetts Infantry, incl. Surgeon Joshua B. Treadwell, who also served in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry (USCT). New Berne, NC, April 1863.
3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. oval albumen photograph on 4 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. rectangular cardstock mount. Featured here are 6 officers in full uniform including sword belts with M1851 rectangular belt plates and swords. The hat on Treadwell's hat bears regimental number "45."
Joshua Brackett Treadwell was working as a physician when the Civil War broke out. He enlisted as an assistant surgeon and was commissioned into the 45th Massachusetts Infantry in October of 1862. He was promoted to the rank of surgeon in July of 1864, and was commissioned and served in that capacity successively in the 5th, 62nd, and 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiments.
The 45th Massachusetts Infantry regularly camped at Newbern, where this photograph was taken. Specifically in 1863, the 45th spent January to April on provost guard duty in the city. During this
period, on 14 March, Confederate forces attacked the city.
The famed 54th Massachusetts Infantry was the first military unit composed of African American men to be raised in Massachusetts, and one of the first African American regiments to fight in the Civil War.
Joshua Brackett Treadwell was working as a physician when the Civil War broke out. He enlisted as an assistant surgeon and was commissioned into the 45th Massachusetts Infantry in October of 1862. He was promoted to the rank of surgeon in July of 1864, and was commissioned and served in that capacity successively in the 5th, 62nd, and 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiments.
The 45th Massachusetts Infantry regularly camped at Newbern, where this photograph was taken. Specifically in 1863, the 45th spent January to April on provost guard duty in the city. During this
period, on 14 March, Confederate forces attacked the city.
The famed 54th Massachusetts Infantry was the first military unit composed of African American men to be raised in Massachusetts, and one of the first African American regiments to fight in the Civil War.
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