First Lieutenant Charles S. Schaeffer
date: label: date made
content: 1861-1865
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Schaeffer, Charles S.
label: maker
content: Hipple, Edward P.
notes: label: Description
content: First Lieutenant Charles S. Schaeffer, carte-de-visite, by Edward P. Hipple, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1860s
label: Description
content: Charles S. Schaeffer was a highly respected soldier who rose quickly in rank with the 1st Delaware Volunteers. At the start of the war, Schaeffer was a commissary sergeant. On June 25, 1862, he was promoted to second lieutenant. On December 28, 1862, Schaeffer was promoted to first lieutenant of Company K. During the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Schaeffer was wounded, but commended by his superiors on his bravery. He was appointed adjutant, on August 21, 1863. Records show Schaeffer was discharged on June 27, 1864, due to disability from an unknown injury.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: related event
content: Battle of Antietam, 1862
label: related event
content: Civil War
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Seville Collection
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content: Photography
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of M.W Seville
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PG.003955K
label: catalog number
content: 3955K
label: accession number
content: 117896
objectType: label: Object Name
content: carte-de-visite
label: Object Name
content: photograph
label: Object Type
content: Carte-Visite
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 2 3/8 in; 10.16 cm x 5.9944 cm