US Civil War Identified CDV, Colonel Edwin Upton, 25th Mass Inf'y, Presentation Sword
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $150.00

Original period photography. A clear image of the Colonel shown seated, cradling a deluxe presentation sword with figuaral grip in the crook of his right arm. On his left arm he wears a mourning armband. Placed on a table next to him is his forage cap with an embroidered Infantry bugle, Fitchburg Mass photographers logo. Colonel Upton, a 45 year old merchant, commanded the 25th Massachusetts Infantry during the Battle of Roanoke Island in 1862. This exact image can be seen on the American Civil War Research Data website.