Captain John C. Tidball commanding Horse Battery A, 2nd U.S. Artillery at the Battle of Antietam

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Carte de Viste

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Captain John C. Tidball commanding Horse Battery A, 2nd U.S. Artillery at the Battle of Antietam

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H. W. Vaughan 513 Montgomery street

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John C. Tidball, (1825-1906) Born Marshall Virginia, Graduated USMA 1848; Brevet 2 Lt 3rd Arty 1 July 1848; 2 Lt 2nd Arty 14 Feb 1849; 1 Lt 31 Mar 1853; Capt 14 May 1861; Col 4th N Y Arty 28 Aug 1863; Honorably mustered out of volunteer service 26 Sept 1865; Maj 2nd Arty 5 Feb 1867; Lt Col 3rd Arty 30 June 1882; tr ansfer to 1st Arty 10 Nov 1882; Tr to 3rd Arty 25 Jan 1884; Col ADCato Gen. Sherman 1 Jan 1881 to 8 Feb 1884; Col 1st Arty 22 Mar 1885; Retired 25 Jan 1889; Brevet Maj 27 June 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Gaines Mill Va; It col 17 Sept 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Antietain Md; Col 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the rebel attack on Ft Stedman Va; Brig Gen 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the field dur the war; Brig Gen Vols 1 Aug 1864 for gallant and distinguished service in the battles of the Spottsylvania CH and during the operations in front of Petersburg Va and Maj Gen vols 2 Apr 1865 for gallant and meritorious service at Fts Stedman and Sedgwick Va.

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four lensed camera which made eight 3.5 x 2.5 inch negatives on one full sized plate

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Private collection of James A. Rosebrock