Captain John L. Sparks, A.A.I.G
date: label: date made
content: 1861-1865
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Sparks, John L.
label: maker
content: Gutekunst, Frederic
notes: label: Description
content: Captain John L. Sparks, A.A.I.G, carte-de-visite, by Frederick Gutekunst, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c.1860s
label: Description
content: John L. Sparks rose in rank over the course of the Civil War with the 1st Delaware Volunteers. On September 16, 1862, he was appointed to the position of first lieutenant of Company G. Then on February 20, 1863, Sparks was made captain of Company K. He was also the acting assistant inspector general of the 3rd Brig. 2nd Div, 2nd Corps. Field reports written by Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Smyth (cat. #3955W), give Sparks high praise for his bravery and conduct under heavy pressure at the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, as well as in other engagements.
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: Civil War
label: related event
content: Battle of Antietam, 1862
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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.003955F
label: catalog number
content: 3955F
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