Captain Evan S. Watson
date: label: date made
content: 1862
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Watson, Evan S.
label: maker
content: Jeanes, J.
notes: label: Description
content: Captain Evan S. Watson, carte-de-visite made by J. Jeanes, Wilmington, Delaware, 1862
label: Description
content: Evan S. Watson was a soldier who served with the 1st Delaware Volunteers. His portrait was taken in February 1862, just months before he was killed in action at Antietam, on September 17, 1862. At the start of the war, he was a first lieutenant with Company A. On June 11, 1861, Watson became the captain of the company. Before the Battle at Antietam, Captain Watson was absent on duty in Wilmington, but swiftly returned to his regiment. He died in battle while advancing his men on the field.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Delaware, Wilmington
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.003955O
label: accession number
content: 117896
label: catalog number
content: 3955O
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: 3 13/16 in x 2 3/8 in; 9.6774 cm x 5.9944 cm