Central Illinois in the Civil War, Day by Day : A Journey through the Civil War through the eyes of individual Soldiers, and their loved ones, with additional documentation provided by the newspapers of Central Illinois.
Object ID:
2008.8.7
Object Name:
Ambrotype
Description:
Ambrotype portrait of Corporal Hiram Warner Jr. of Company A, 108th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, organized in Peoria, Illinois mustered on August 28, 1862 until August 5, 1865. (Battle of Arkansas Post, Battle of Fort Blakely, Battle of Champion Hill, Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Battle of Port Gibson, Yazoo Pass Expedition)

Small Ambrotype of Corporal Hiram Warner Jr. during the Civil war. He is dressed in a Civil war uniform. The corporal stripes were colored blue and the buttons were also colored, gold. The ambrotype is inside a small picture frame with gold edges. The back also has a design, on metal. There is a small typed sign on the back that read "Gertrude's great uncle, Corporal Hiram Warner Jr. In the Union army during the Civil War." Company A. 108th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
Credit Line:
Peoria Historical Society Collection
Dimension Details:
dimensions taken from outside of the frame.
Accession#:
2008.8
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Print Size:
9 x 8 cm
Source:
Frederick Estate
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Title:
Ambrotype portraits of Corporal Hiram Warner Jr.
Year Range from:
1859
Year Range to:
1865
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