Two Artillery Officers

[John Hartwell]

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Cdv from a Nashville photographer. Subjects identified only as "Capt. Martin," and "Lt. Kile". They're probably in the same Company. Looks like the Capt. could do with a larger sized hat.
Any ideas on identifying them?
Photo, with permission, from Ron Coddington's superb Flickr site.

 

[John Hartwell]

To answer my own question: I find that Battery C, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, had Capt. Jeremiah C. Martin, and 1st Lt. James H. Kile. Seems to be the likely identity.

 

[AndyHall]

Looks like the Capt. could do with a larger sized hat.

Those little hats from the gift shop don't fit me, either. He has my sympathies.

Good sleuthing, John.

 

[Waterloo50]

Good photo, its the little things like the mud on their boots that makes these old photos interesting, I looks like it must have been taken on a wet day. Any idea what those objects on the floor are next to their feet? Were they some kind of marker. I can imagine the photographer telling them to place their heels against the block and saying, things like, Trust me, the hat looks great, okay, One, Two, Three, ready, don't smile.

Waterloo

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

To answer my own question: I find that Battery C, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, had Capt. Jeremiah C. Martin, and 1st Lt. James H. Kile. Seems to be the likely identity.

James H. Kile enlisted in Battery D, 11/1/1863, age 33, 1st Sergeant 12/31/1863, 2nd Lt. 9/20/1864, 1st Lt. 3/6/1865. Also a POW but no info.

Jeremiah C. Martin Captain Battery C. Captured at Rogersville, (east) Tennessee 11/6/1863. confined at Macon, Georgia and Columbia, SC.

Battery D Light Artillery
TENNESSEE
(3-YEARS)
Battery D was first ordered to report to Brig.-Gen. R. S.
Granger "for duty with the artillery of Nashville," on March
23, 1864.

It was afterward transferred to the District of East Tennessee
and on April 2 1865, was assigned to the 4th division,
Department of the Cumberland. It was relieved of duty on June
26, 1865, and soon thereafter was mustered out at Nashville.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 390
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Battery C Light Artillery
TENNESSEE
(3-YEARS)
Battery C, in the organization of troops in the Department of
the Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Maj.-Gen. William T.
Sherman, Jan. 31, 1864, was stationed at Fort Pickering, in
the brigade commanded by Col. Ignatz G. Kappner.

It was later transferred to the Department of the Cumberland,
and on May 31 was in the District of Nashville under command
of Maj. Josiah W. Church. It remained at Nashville until
March 22, 1865, when it was relieved from duty at that place
and assigned to Johnsonville, Tenn., where it remained until
the close of hostilities and was mustered out.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 390

 

[John Hartwell]

Good photo, its the little things like the mud on their boots that makes these old photos interesting, I looks like it must have been taken on a wet day. Any idea what those objects on the floor are next to their feet? Were they some kind of marker. I can imagine the photographer telling them to place their heels against the block and saying, things like, Trust me, the hat looks great, okay, One, Two, Three, ready, don't smile.

Waterloo

The objects you see behind them are the bases of photographers' stands, commonly used to help keep subjects from "wobbling" during long exposures.

jno

 

[7thWisconsin]

The lieutenants pants are unfashionably short. What sword does he have? The scabbard looks like an 1850, but he's holding the sword strangely.

 

[TerryB]

To answer my own question: I find that Battery C, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, had Capt. Jeremiah C. Martin, and 1st Lt. James H. Kile. Seems to be the likely identity.

Yeah, looks like an Arty patch on the hat.

 

[War Horse]

And I thought the high boots meant cavalry, lol

 

[John Hartwell]

Are those high boots? That shiny surface looks like some sort of rubberized leggings -- like spats, only longer, extending up from the shoes to protect the lower leg. Did they even have anything like that?

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jno

 

[War Horse]

Are those high boots? That shiny surface looks like some sort of rubberized leggings -- like spats, only longer, extending up from the shoes to protect the lower leg. Did they even have anything like that?

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[kholland]

Are those high boots? That shiny surface looks like some sort of rubberized leggings -- like spats, only longer, extending up from the shoes to protect the lower leg. Did they even have anything like that?

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jno

Those shiny boots do have a "modern" look. Almost like fishing gaiters.

 

[John Hartwell]

Those shiny boots do have a "modern" look. Almost like fishing gaiters.

Thank you! Gaiters is the word I couldn't think of!

 

[War Horse]

Those shiny boots do have a "modern" look. Almost like fishing gaiters.

Lol, mine are olive green. Just saying

 

[kholland]

Lol, mine are olive green. Just saying

Was LL Bean yankee or reb! I guess since he was in Maine that would tell you something.