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Corporal
- Joined
- May 17, 2007
On left is Enoch Jackman, of the Second New Hampshire who was wounded in the heavy fighting
at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. Later he was an officer in a USCT regiment when this photo was
taken, and was also wounded at the 1864 battle of New Market Heights. He was fortunate that
neither wound was serious.
On the right is L.P. Adley also of the Second New Hampshire who also later became an officer
in another USCT regiment. During the war he was twice wounded severely, and also twice
promoted for bravery. I am not certain from the records I saw where in Virginia he was wounded.
This regiment fought in the Peach Orchard battle and suffered many casualties, to say the least.
I have collected CW CDV photos for many years and I used to work in a medical unit for a number
of doctors, and my favorite was a great guy, and friend who for many years was also a Civil War buff,
but not a collector. One day I was showing him some CW CDV photos and all of a sudden he
told me that he "got it". He understood why we like them so much. "They are just like baseball cards."
he told me. Well, they are like baseball cards, but they are much less numerous, and much more
historical...to begin with! These two in my collection are photographed on top of a copy of the 2nd
New Hampshire regimental history.
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