G. A. Custer & Friend.

Lt G. A. Custer with captured Confederate prisoner & West Point
classmate, Lt James B Washington, Virginia 1862.

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I'll get to work then. >: (

l figured you would my good man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks....................Jess .

Have always been interested in the expressions on both these ex classmates faces, they are not smiling but then again they don't look too upset.

James Barroll Washington attended West Point and his name can be found there in the 1860 census along with 20 year old George Armstrong Custer, later General George Custer of the Battle of Little Big Horn . The two were friends at West Point, but were on opposite sides during the Civil War. As Lieutenant Washington, James was an aide on General Johnston's staff, but was captured by Union forces in 1862 when carrying dispatches. Here he met Captain George Custer and the occasion was recorded in two well known photographs by the famous photographer, Matthew Brady. One photograph used a posed contraband ex-slave to illustrate the cause of the war.

After the Civil War, James had an apparently quiet career as an accountant with the Boston and Ohio Railroad Company. In the 1870 census, James and Jane are recorded in Baltimore with three children, William Lanier Washington (30 Mar 1865-11 Sep 1933), Benjamin, and Lewis.




from Don Shelton's American Miniature Portraits Blog.

Thanks Ken you have done it again, great information!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jess .

l had never seen the other photo before!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GREAT WORK.......................Jess.

I'm not too fond of the background.

Actually l don't mind it Zuzah, your talents are endless, GREAT WORK again.

Cheers...................................Jess .

Just felt too random and too brown/faded for me. Glad you liked it though.

Look, if you wanted to get picky maybe the trees could be a little greener
but as l said l think it looks great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks........................Jess .

Fix'd.

Really love your WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did I show you this yet?
My full gallery of painted Civil War pictures.
http://min.us/mLkqhz9Kc

Ninja edit - http://zuzahgaming.minus.com/ - you can see all my uploads (even if I don't post them on CWT) here.

Thanks mate, that is bloody awesome, do you mind if l upload some to use as wallpaper on my laptop?

GREAT, GREAT, GREAT WORK.........................Jess .

The pictures on there are freeware. I painted them, some are requests, but I certainly didn't snap them. Knock yourself out man.

There's even an option to download everything as a zip.

Many thanks again my good man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jess .

By the way Zuzah, congratulations on being the host of the photography forum.

Thank you kindly. I've got the Photography forum set as my homepage now.

My pleasure entirely. I'm glad that my hobby can make others happy.

l can't speak for anybody else mate but l am over the moon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Flag of Regiment, 44th N.Y. Infantry

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Flag of Regiment, 44th N.Y. Infantry Date Created/Published: between 1860 and 1870. LOC original medium: 1 negative : glass, wet collodion.