Interesting find!

[Twlunt]

Might just be the angle but it looks like his left index finger is missing too.

 

[UCVRelics]

He is sporting a rather long ladder badge with many honors hanging from it.

 

[Dom71]

Might just be the angle but it looks like his left index finger is missing too.

I was looking at that as well.

 

[UCVRelics]

He is indeed missing his left index finger and his right arm.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

If you look close he is siting on a bedroll.
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Look like this man ?

Henry E. Kinsman : Residence Royalton VT; Enlisted on 8/20/1861 as a 1st Sergeant.
On 9/13/1861 he mustered into "F" Company US Volunteers 1st SharpShooters. 2nd Lieut 5/15/1863. 1st Lieut 11/5/1863. Wounded 5/7/1864 Wilderness, VA. He was Mustered Out on 9/13/1864.

 

[UCVRelics]

He looks pretty dam close. Fold3 just list his index card and no records to see if he lost an arm but with his wound date and discharge date its possible.

 

[Twlunt]

Agreed. **** his eyes are haunting. They've seen some darkness.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

He looks pretty dam close. Fold3 just list his index card and no records to see if he lost an arm but with his wound date and discharge date its possible.

Probably a shot in the dark, but his pension index card at fold 3 might have some notation about his wounds ?

 

[UCVRelics]

It is close but if the don't have a listing of the members in the photo in order to ID, We can locate his service records and see if they show these injuries

 

[Twlunt]

Agreed. **** his eyes are haunting. They've seen some darkness.

 

[Dom71]

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i have been researching my great great grandfather, Ira Lunt. He was a private in the 2nd Regmt Company D US Sharpshooters of Maine. This photo was sent to me from the Berdan Sharpshooters site in DC showing him attending a spirited meeting in Boston. The various post war organizations were quarreling over who should be the official organization. He was very active in the GAR.
They gave me permission to use the image freely.

@Twlunt would I be correct in that your GGGrandfather wore the green uniform and carried the sharps rifle?

 

[Twlunt]

He did wear the green uniform but he had the option to take his own Target Rifle to war. Many Sharpshooters used Target Rifles. If you missed it I posted several pics of it in a separate post. @Dom71

 

[Dom71]

He did wear the green uniform but he had the option to take his own Target Rifle to war. Many Sharpshooters used Target Rifles. If you missed it I posted several pics of it in a separate post. @Dom71

I actually just looked at the post thank you. That's a loooong scope.

 

[Dom71]

You have some wonderful family heirlooms thanks for sharing them!

 

[Michael W.]

Everything that you have is incredible. This pic of your ancestor a few feet from Sickles, that is just....AMAZING.

 

[Michael W.]

If you look close he is siting on a bedroll.
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As ragged as he looks with the bedroll, makes me wonder if he was just simply poor, or worse, homeless.

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

If you look close he is siting on a bedroll.
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And is missing a finger, poor guy. His thumb is visible. May be possible, given enough rampant curiosity to find who he is by seeing if wounds are recorded for these men, during the war.

 

[John Hartwell]

The photo was taken during the GAR National Encampment held in Boston that year. The Boston Herald of August 15, 1890, tells of the controversy surrounding the competing Sharpshooters' Veterans organizations -- and even mention the taking of that very picture:

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Attached below is a pdf of the full page, which contains many articles about the veterans and their doings during their Encampment: visits to local attractions, etc.

Part of the event was a visit to Boston by a naval squadron, including USS Atlanta, Kearsarge, Yorktown, and Vesuvius, which the veterans could visit. Sounds like it was an exciting week in Beantown!

 

[Kip124thNY]

Great photo, thanks for posting.

 

[Twlunt]

@John Hartwell - thank you! I had forgotten about that article. The group that sent me the image did share it with me.

@Michael W. - thank you. I am very very lucky. It's that simple. But my dad taught me to appreciate our family history and I will care for this history very seriously.

Thank you @Dom71 !