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Title	William. Russell
Description	Formal portrait of soldier who served in a New York state military unit during the Civil War. Photograph shows man standing, three-quarter length, in uniform, his left arm behind his back. Numbers on the front of some photographs refer to an index no longer extant. At one point, most of these photographs were tacked to the wall of the State Capital building in Albany, New York. 1st Div, 6th Army Corps
Creator	Abbott, J. H.
Subject.LCSH	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject.TGM	Cartes de visite Soldiers
Subject.Personal_Name	Russell, William.
Subject.Corporate_Name	United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 18th, (1861-1863) United States. Army. New York Volunteers Adjutant Genl Department, (1863-1866)
NY Heritage Topic	Military People
Date of Original	1861-1865
Time Period	American Civil War; 1861-1865
Physical Format	Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Physical Description	Photograph; albumen; b&w; 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10 x 6 cm.)
Relation	Reference back of image at http://24.39.195.147/dbtw-wpd/images/photographs/PA.1999.0014.1375_back.jpg
Type	Still Image
Language	eng
Format of Digital	image/jpeg
Identifier	PA.1999.0014.1375
Holding Institution	New York State Military Museum
Contact Information	61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-581-5100 http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/mil-hist.htm
Publisher of Digital	New York State Military Museum
Digital Collection	Civil War Carte de Visite Collection
Library Council	Capital District Library Council
Notes	William Russell, Jr Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 9/18/1861 as a 1st Lieutenant. On 9/18/1861 he was commissioned into Field & Staff NY 18th Infantry He Resigned on 4/22/1863 On 4/15/1863 he was commissioned into US Volunteers Adjutant Genl Dept He was Mustered Out on 2/10/1866 (Subsequent service in US Army from 10/25/1867 until his death) Promotions: * 1st Lieut 9/18/1861 (1st Lieut & Quartermaster) * Major 4/15/1863 (Major & Asst Adjutant General) * Lt Colonel 3/13/1865 by Brevet * 1st Lieut 10/25/1867 by Brevet (Antietam, MD) * Capt 10/25/1867 by Brevet (Gettysburg, PA) * Major 10/25/1867 by Brevet (Petersburg, VA) Other Information: born in New York died 5/15/1870 in Mount Adam, TX (Died of wounds received on 05/14/1870 in action against Indians) Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - New York: Report of the Adjutant-General - Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903 (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
Rights	Items in the Civil War Carte de Visite Collection are in the public domain. Please credit the New York State Military Museum.
Technical Data	Scans were made using an Epson 1640 XL; archival TIFFS created in color at 600 dpi. JPEGs created with Adobe Photoshop at 300 dpi.
Transcript	On reverse: 'William Russell Jr., Major & ASst. Adjt. Gen. 1st Div, 6th Army Corps.'
File Name	PA.1999.0014.1375.jpg

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