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Full portrait of Private Charles E. Cook of Company F of the Forty-Fourth Massachusetts. Likely the brother or close relative of 2004.001.1373 Private John Cook. Cook is wearing kepi and enlisted man's frock coat with haversack slung over shoulder. The 44th Mass was formed in Readville Mass in the Fall of 1862, which is when this image was taken (September 1862). Moved to North Carolina where it served on Garrison duty through the rest of 1862 and until July of 1863 when it disbanded. Saw action at Kinston, Whitefall and Deep Gully.

Full portrait of Federal soldier in enlisted man's frock coat. ID'd as being Charles H. Burleigh who was a Sergeant with the Fifty-First Massachusetts Militia. The 51st Mass. Militia served from the Fall of 1862 to the Summer of 1863. Spent most of their service defending the rail road line between NewBerne and Morehead City North Carolina. Attached to the Department of North Carolina, the Eighth Corps and then finally the First Corps. VIII Corps I Corps. Burleigh was in Company G which spent much of its service at Brice's Ferry. Dated on the back 1862.

three quarter portrait of Federal Private, Charles E. Gilbert of the 13th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery. This unit mustered into service on December 29, 1863 in Milwaukee Wisconsin and moved to New Orleans by the end of January and then went on to serve on Garrison duty at Baton Rouge from February of 1864 to the end of the War. Mustered out July 1865. Wears dark trousers, shell jacket and cap with dark plume on left side of hat.

Vignette of First Lieutenant Charles H. Dyer of the Second Vermont Light Artillery Battery. Signed below image in ink. Born in Standish Maine in 1841. Enlisted in December of 1861 and mustered in as a First Sergeant. The Second Vermont Light Artillery left Boston for the Gulf of Mexico in April 1862. Landed at New Orleans where they set up camp for several months. In May of 1862 Dyer was promoted to Sergeant Major. Dyer was promoted to Second Lieutenant in November of 1862. The Second Vermont Light Artillery saw action on January 1, 1863 at Galveston Texas. Also saw action at Plains Store on May 21, 1863. Participated in the Siege of Port Hudson May 24th to July 9, and took part in assaults on Port Hudson on May 27th and June 14th 1863. Also saw action at Jackson Louisiana on August 3, 1863. Dyer was wounded in action during the battle at Jackson, and the ball that passed through his leg killed his horse. Dyer was captured at Jackson and then paroled. Dyer was promoted to First Lieutenant in October of 1863. The Second Vermont Light Artillery spent the rest of the war on Garrison duty at Port Hudson, with the exception of the Expedition to Clinton in July of 1864. Dyer was mustered out with his unit in Vermont on July 31, 1865. Image by Smillie of the Second Vermont Battery.