Captain James Parke Postles
date: label: date made
content: 1861-1865
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Postles, James Parke
label: maker
content: Garrett's
notes: label: Description
content: Captain James Parke Postles, carte-de-visite, by Garrett's, Wilmington, Delaware, c. 1860s
label: Description
content: James Parke Postles was highly respected by his comrades in the 1st Delaware Volunteers. During the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, he was present when Captain Rickards (cat. #3955JJ) was killed. Postles was noted several times by commanding officers for his bravery and conduct on the field. During heavy fire at the Battle of Gettysburg, Postles volunteered to ride horseback to deliver an order, and returned uninjured. On September 18, 1862, Postles was advanced to the command of Company A.
label: Description
content: James Parke Postles resigned on June 18, 1864. His name appears on a roster of survivors from the 1st Delaware Volunteers, and was said to be living in Wilmington, Delaware. Under his supervision, a complete muster roll of the First Regiment was created and preserved.
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: 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.003955J
label: catalog number
content: 3955J
label: accession number
content: 117896
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: 4 in x 2 3/8 in; 10.16 cm x 5.9944 cm