John T. Wood ambrotype   Save
Antique Photography Collection
Description: Ambrotype bust portrait of a young man, John T. Wood, in an eight- plate Moroccan leather case. Wood wears a dark coat, vest and tie. The image has tinted pink cheeks and lips. The case, which is impressed with a medallion of a floral basket spouting water over two birds, has a red cotton velveteen lining. The stamped brass floral preserver surrounds an oval mat with shields in the corners. "Uncle John Wood" is inscribed on a note attached to the back of the case, which is missing its lid. The photograph dates from around 1859. John T. Wood was an officer during the Civil War. He served as an aide to General Francis Channing Barlow. Wood sustained an injury to his arm at Gettysburg when Barlow's division was overrun and Barlow was killed. Wood recovered from his wounds and became a lieutenant colonel in the 180th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. This photograph was included as part of "Over Here, Over There," an exhibit that opened at the Ohio History Center on July 1, 2011. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AP1954_01
Subjects: Portrait photography--United States--History--19th century; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers;
Places: Ohio