Drum Major - 124th NY Infantry

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Sergeant Henry Hoffman of the 124th NY. The object he is holding is called a mace.

 

[Mark A]

Nice photo, is there a photographer's back mark?

Hoffman enlisted age 30 on 8/11/1862 in Newburgh, NY to serve 3 years. He mustered in as a musician in Company C on 9/5/1862. Hoffman died of disease barely a year later on Sept 29, 1863 at Culpepper, Virginia.