First Lieutenant George W. Halstead
date: label: date made
content: 1861-1865
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Halstead, George W.
label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: First Lieutenant George W. Halstead, carte-de-visite, by unknown photographer, c.1860s
label: Description
content: At age of twenty, George W. Halstead enlisted on October 14, 1861, in New York City. He was mustered in as a private for Company G, of the 10th New York Volunteers, for three years of service. On December 1, 1861, Halstead was promoted to corporal. He was further promoted on August 13, 1862, to the rank of sergeant. On April 26, 1863, he was transferred to Company D, and the following day, was mustered in as second lieutenant. His final promotion occurred on May 18, 1864, when he became a first lieutenant. With his company, Halstead was mustered out of service on June 30, 1865, at Munson’s Hill, Virginia. He was also the chief of pioneers for the 3rd Brig. 2nd Div., 2nd Corps, which meant he was responsible for clearing paths for the troops to move with ease.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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.003955CC
label: accession number
content: 117896
label: catalog number
content: 3955CC
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph
label: Object Name
content: carte-de-visite
label: Object Type
content: Carte-Visite
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 31/32 in x 2 3/8 in; 10.0838 cm x 5.9944 cm