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Frank Wheaton, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left, in uniform

Type - photograph or illustration: Photograph
Title - caption or label given by the creator: Frank Wheaton, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left, in uniform
Creator - photographer or artist: Unknown
Date Created: 1861-1865
Abstract - summary of image contents: A half-body portrait photograph of Union Colonel
Frank Wheaton in uniform
Subject - ex: soldier(s) in uniform, landscape, city street, interior scene, etc.: Full-body portrait photograph of soldier in uniform
Format - ex: ambrotype, glass plate negative, copy print, etc.: Photographic print
Rights - a statement of any use restrictions or ownership: This item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States because copyright has expired, but we have not determined its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. You are responsible for your own use.
Source - owner or repository of original or digital image: Library of Congress; Library of Congress
Description - notes, provenance, or other information about the image: Colonel Frank Wheaton
(1833 - 1903)
Home State: Rhode Island
Education: Brown University
Command Billet: Commanding Regiment
Branch of Service: Cavalry
Unit: 2nd Rhode Island Infantry
On the Campaign-He commanded the regiment in Maryland. They were not engaged at Antietam, having arrived on the field about 11 a.m. on 18 September 1862.; Antietam on the Web

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