ca. 1863-1865
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Abstract
This album contains 43 carte-de-visite photographs collected by Capt. Richard Henry Lee Jewett of members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the first Black regiment raised in the North during the Civil War.
Sources
Emilio, Luis F. A Brave Black Regiment: The History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865. Boston: Boston Book Co., 1891.
Collection Description
This album contains 43 carte-de-visite photographs collected by Capt. Richard Henry Lee Jewett of members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the first Black regiment raised in the North during the Civil War. Subjects depicted include Jewett, Col. Robert Gould Shaw, Edward N. Hallowell, and several African African members of the regiment, among others. There are also several photographs of Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.), Fort Pulaski (Ga.), and the regiment's military offices at Hilton Head, S.C., as well as one portrait of Frederick Douglass, whose sons served with the 54th, and several portraits of officers belonging to other regiments, including the 35th United States Colored Troops. The collection contains cartes de visite and one tintype photograph, and all were taken ca. 1863-1865. Photographers include James Wallace Black and John Adams Whipple of Boston, Mass., as well as H. C. Foster of Charleston, S.C., among many others.
Acquisition Information
Gift of F. F. Jewett, Mar. 1932.
Arrangement
The photographs in this collection are arranged in the order in which they appear in the album.
Restrictions on Access
Use of the originals is restricted. This collection is available as color digital facsimiles (see links below).
Detailed Description of the Collection
Caption: "Col Shaw."
Caption: "Lieut-Col. Hallowell."
Caption: "JW Harper, 1st Corporal. Co. K 54th Reg."
Caption: "Major Appleton."
Caption: "Major Pope."
Caption: "Capt. Bridges."
Caption: "Capt Simpkins Killed at Wagner."
Caption: "Capt Russell Killed at Wagner."
Capt Jones
Caption: "Capt Emilis"
Caption: "Unknown."
Caption: "Capt Appleton."
Caption: "Lieut Reed."
Caption: "Q.M. Ritchie."
Caption: Lieut Reed."
Caption: "Capt Emerson."
Caption: "Lieut Bridgham."
Caption: "Lieut Duran."
Caption: "Lt. Chas. Jewett."
Caption: "Lieut Littlefield."
Caption: "Lieut Tomlinson."
Caption: "Dr Pease."
Caption: "Lieut-Col Nutt."
Caption: "Lieut-Col Hooper."
Caption: "Brig Genl. Stevenson."
Caption: "Col. Ames 3d R. I. Arty."
Caption: "Capt Jewett."
Caption: "Capt Russell Killed at Wagner."
Caption: "Capt Edwards New York Engineer."
Caption: "Lieut Col Bennett."
Caption: "Corporal Harper."
Preferred Citation
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment carte de visite album, Photo. Coll. 103, Massachusetts Historical Society Photo Archives.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.