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Lt. Rufus King, Lt. Alonzo Cushing, Lt. Evan Thomas and three other artillery officers in front of tent, Antietam, Md.
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Type - photograph or illustration
Photograph
Title - caption or label given by the creator
Lt. Rufus King, Lt. Alonzo Cushing, Lt. Evan Thomas and three other artillery officers in front of tent, Antietam, Md.
Creator - photographer or artist
Unknown
Date Created
1862 Sept. or Oct.
Abstract - summary of image contents
A photographic print of a group of Union artillery officers in uniform in front of a tent at Antietam
Subject - ex: soldier(s) in uniform, landscape, city street, interior scene, etc.
Photographic print of soldiers in uniform
Spatial Coverage - the place depicted (geographical location)
Antietam, Md.
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Photographic print
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Library of Congress
Description - notes, provenance, or other information about the image
Lieutenant Rufus King, Jr.
(1838 - 1900)
Home State: New York
Command Billet: Battery Officer
Branch of Service: Artillery
Unit: 4th United States Artillery, Batteries A and C
On the Campaign-He served again with the combined Batteries A and C in Maryland.
Lieutenant Alonzo Hereford Cushing "Lon"
(1841 - 1863)
Home State: New York
Education: US Military Academy, West Point, NY, Class of 1861;Class Rank: 12th
Command Billet: Aide to General Commanding
Branch of Service: Artillery
Unit: Army of the Potomac
On the Campaign-He was serving on Gen. McClellan's AoP staff as aide at Antietam, and accompanied II Corps Artillery to the West Woods on the 17th.
Lieutenant Evan Thomas
(1843 - 1873)
Home State: District Of Columbia
Command Billet: Battery Commander
Branch of Service: Artillery
Unit: 4th United States Artillery, Batteries A and C
On the Campaign-He commanded the combined Batteries A and C, 4th United States Artillery in Maryland, Captain G. W. Hazzard having been mortally wounded in action at White Oak Swamp on 30 June 1862.
(1838 - 1900)
Home State: New York
Command Billet: Battery Officer
Branch of Service: Artillery
Unit: 4th United States Artillery, Batteries A and C
On the Campaign-He served again with the combined Batteries A and C in Maryland.
Lieutenant Alonzo Hereford Cushing "Lon"
(1841 - 1863)
Home State: New York
Education: US Military Academy, West Point, NY, Class of 1861;Class Rank: 12th
Command Billet: Aide to General Commanding
Branch of Service: Artillery
Unit: Army of the Potomac
On the Campaign-He was serving on Gen. McClellan's AoP staff as aide at Antietam, and accompanied II Corps Artillery to the West Woods on the 17th.
Lieutenant Evan Thomas
(1843 - 1873)
Home State: District Of Columbia
Command Billet: Battery Commander
Branch of Service: Artillery
Unit: 4th United States Artillery, Batteries A and C
On the Campaign-He commanded the combined Batteries A and C, 4th United States Artillery in Maryland, Captain G. W. Hazzard having been mortally wounded in action at White Oak Swamp on 30 June 1862.
