Union General John Geary and Staff, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va. )

Identifier:

039078

Title:

Union General John Geary and Staff, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va. )

Date:

1861

Description:

Geary commanded the 28th Pennsylvania Regiment and several other companies in the Harpers Ferry and Sandy Hook areas during the Union Army occupation in 1861. Identified officers are, L to R: 3rd from left, Captain Thomas Hollingsworth; 4th, General John Geary; 5th, Major Hector Tyndale.

Subjects:

Civil War--Officers.

Personal Names:

Elliott, Thomas Hollingsworth., Geary, John White, 1819-1873., Tyndale, Hector, 1821-1880.

Corporate Names:

United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 28th (1861-1865)

Geographic:

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--West Virginia--Harpers Ferry.

Acquisition Source:

Library of Congress

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

cartes de visite

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView