California Joe

[Zuzah]

Not my finest work, but it was posted in another thread so I thought I might as well upload it here!

 

[Aussie Billy Sherman]

looks like he found a nice comfy spot

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

Not my finest work, but it was posted in another thread so I thought I might as well upload it here as well!

He is pictured with :

Hiram Berdan (1823 - 1893)

37 years old.

Enlisted on 8/2/1861 as a Colonel.

On 12/1/1861 he was commissioned into Field & Staff
US Volunteers 1st SharpShooters
He was discharged on 1/2/1864


Promotions:
* Brig-General 3/13/1865 by Brevet
* Major-Gen 3/13/1865 by Brevet


Other Information:
born 9/6/1824 in Phelps, NY
died 3/31/1893 in Washington, DC

- Berdan's US Sharpshooters in the Army of the Potomac
- New York in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865

 

[Zuzah]

Thank you very much for that extra information, I really appreciate it! Sheds some light on him as a person, that's for sure.

 

[LoriAnn]

@Zuzah, you did a great job. That's an intense photo.

 

[Zuzah]

@Zuzah, you did a great job. That's an intense photo.

Thank you Lori, I'm happy you think so!

 

[AUG]

Excellent!

For those that don't know, his real name was Truman Head and he enlisted in Company C of Berdan's 1st US Sharpshooters.

Here's his FindAGrave profile: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...nty=220&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=3529556&df=all&

 

[7th Texas Mounted Rifles]

Great work yet again!

Always loved both of these images - I'm a sucker for anything with a Sharps front & center.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Great job again, all the different shades of green in the vegetation and the gtay stone... very good!
I tame it this is a staged photo? Or was it taken when Head established a sniper position?
At any rate I can now imagine much better how things must have been for a Sniper then. Not too much cover, I'd say...

 

[LoriAnn]

I dig pictures of this guy. He's scary looking and intense and interesting, and I'm just too curious to pass him up. Had we occupied the same time and space, he would have popped up on my radar big time.

He looks so much older than 37. Must have had quite a life.

ETA: Find a Grave says he was older:

"Joe was 52 years old at the time he enlisted, but stated his age as 42, otherwise he would have been rejected."

DUH. I just realized the info belongs to Hiram! (He doesn't look 37 either actually.)

 

[MRB1863]

Great job! Bringing color to this soldier who already shows much character really brings the scene to life!