Taylor (colonel), fl. 1862 As Navy captain, seated 1/2 length portrait with sword in left hand

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GLC#
GLC05111.02.1385-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861-1865
Author/Creator
Taylor (colonel), fl. 1862
Title
As Navy captain, seated 1/2 length portrait with sword in left hand
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 carte de visite Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 6.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Taylor wears the uniform of a Naval officer, and the number of stripes on his sleeve, combined with the star situated above the stripes and the eagle on his shoulder denotes the rank of Captain in the US Navy (presently, Navy Captains wear four stripes and not the six Taylor wears). Ink inscription on recto "Col. Taylor." Graphite inscription on verso "C.....ylor." Photographers imprint on verso: "Negatives Preserved S.M. Fassett's New Gallery 114 & 116 South Clark St. Chicago."

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