‘Jewelry designers for fun at Tung Chung January 30, 2022!’ Photos by Ken Harley with digital variations by Ken Harley.

Public Domain from Library of Congress USA.

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Title

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters]

Summary

Photograph showing soldier in uniform, wife in dress and hat, and two daughters wearing matching coats and hats. In May 1863, U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton issued General Order No. 143 creating the Bureau of U. S. Colored Troops. This image was found in Cecil County, Maryland, making it likely that this soldier belonged to one of the seven U.S.C.T. regiments raised in Maryland. (Source: Matthew R. Gross and Elizabeth T. Lewin, 2010)

Created / Published

[between 1863 and 1865]