[Washington, D.C. Col. Benjamin F. Fisher between two officers on steps of Signal Corps headquarters, 1816 F St., NW Avenue at Madison Place NW]

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GLC05111.01.0180
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Type
Images
Date
May 1865
Title
[Washington, D.C. Col. Benjamin F. Fisher between two officers on steps of Signal Corps headquarters, 1816 F St., NW Avenue at Madison Place NW]
Pagination
1 albumen print Height: 21.6 cm, Width: 18 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

A print of a phofotograph of Colonel Benjamin F. Fisher and his assistants standing outside the Signal Corps headquarters located at 1816 F St., NW Avenue at Madison Place NW Washington, D.C. The building has a small sign that reads "Office of the Signal Officer of the Army." Fisher, born 1834, entered the military in 1861 and was attached to the Signal Corps. Captured by Confederate forces in 1863, escaped jail with 109 other Union prisoners in 1864. He was placed in command of the corps on December 26th, 1864. Brevetted Brigadier General in 1866, when he retired. Died 1915 in Philadephia, PA. Published in Photographic History of the Civil War, VIII: 333. Verso notation: "XXIX" "848"

Fisher, Benjamin Franklin, 1834-1915
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces

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