Sargent Joseph Penn ambrotype   Save
Antique Photography Collection
Description: Ambrotype portrait showing Sargent Joseph Penn of Company I, 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in his uniform. This item is missing the front cover of the case. It appears in "Over Here, Over There," an exhibit that opened at the Ohio History Center on July 1, 2011. The 69th O.V.I. was organized in Columbus, Ohio, beginning in November 1861 and was active through July 17, 1865. They saw action at the Battle of Chickamauga, the Atlanta Campaign. the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, and Sherman's March to the Sea, among other engagements. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AP1822_01
Subjects: Photography--Ohio--History--19th century; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers; Military uniforms
Places: Ohio