Mike Serpa
Major
- Joined
- Jan 24, 2013
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Col. Samuel C. Armstrong, 8th U.S. Colored Infantry, Founder of Hampton Institute
Col. Samuel C. Armstrong, 8th U.S. Colored Infantry, Founder of Hampton Institute
You need an eye for detail and a knack for the repetitious. It is boring and tedious.
The caption at the LOC is "Lt. Col. J. C. Audenried, Aide-de-Camp." I added his name to the caption in a photo album. When I copied the caption I missed the 'Lt.'Although Audenried may have been a colonel, I seriously doubt this photo shows him as such. The single-breasted jacket and Stevens Patent shoulder straps look like those of a junior officer.
Difficult to see any rank on his shoulder strap.
... Another negative feature is the description of him as an aide-de-camp which was usually a junior officer. ...