Unknown No More - LOC image ID'd

[kholland]

Another example of one of our "Civil War sleuths" finding something missing (or hidden in plain site) with some persistent searching.

 

[Frederick14Va]

Early war frock coat... likely locally procured by the company and/or regiment, or possibly state issued.... image probably taken when he first entered service... like so many others did...

 

[Cumpston1862]

Uniform Question: @major bill @Cumpston1862 @Frederick14Va @AndyHall and anyone else who knows

What type of jacket is Wisenbaker wearing in the OP? Is it a Richmond Depot jacket?
And what is up with the trousers?

Lelliot-

Joining the party a little late here. But much as the previous posters have stated the jacket is probably not a Richmond Depot type. Most of the the RD type 1 & type 2 had epaulets on the shoulders which this jacket obviously does not. The RD type 3 which did not have the epauletes on the shoulder came out in 1864 so it is the least photographed type. Based on the health of the man and that he apparently is in the image with his wife its likely an early war photo. So as many have stated this is probably an early war image and frock coats were quite common than. Now that you have likely identified them you maybe able to further narrow when the image was taken as the wife seems to be in mourning. At least her dress looks to be all black. Most likely someone in their family has recently passed. A little more work may determine who and narrow down when the picture was taken.

Some helpful links;

http://www.adolphusconfederateuniforms.com/free-article-downloads.html

http://military-historians.org/company/journal/confederate/confederate-2.htm

http://passionforthepast.blogspot.com/2011/07/19th-centurt-mourning-practices-revised.html

 

[ErnieMac]

Nice work.

 

[lelliott19]

Thought I'd let everyone who has been following this story know that the ID has been accepted and posted by the staff at the LOC. Thanks for the link to send the correction @chubachus

• Summary: Photograph shows identified soldier who was wounded at Cedar Creek, Virginia, and his wife (Source of full identification: Laura Elliott, September 2016). http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012649121/

Now the image of James Adril Wisenbaker will be correctly ID'd to anyone who accesses the image at the LOC. Kind of cool to see your name in print at the LOC.

 

[John Winn]

Way to go Laura ! That's really cool.

 

[lelliott19]

Got an email from Kurt Luther today - looks like the ID of the Wisenbaker image is going to be picked up in his "Photo Sleuth" column in Military Images magazine.

 

[Nathanb1]

Isn't this great? I always look at the unknown or poorly identified images and feel terrible. No more, thanks to our Laura! You rock!

 

[Drew]

Great job, Laura! This stuff is just too much fun!

 

[alan polk]

That is so wonderful!! Great job!!!

 

[chubachus]

Kind of cool to see your name in print at the LOC.

That's great that you got credited in the entry. I have submitted a few dozen corrections in the past year or so but interestingly I have yet to have my name added to any of the entries after they got corrected/information got added.

 

[lelliott19]

That's great that you got credited in the entry. I have submitted a few dozen corrections in the past year or so but interestingly I have yet to have my name added to any of the entries after they got corrected/information got added.

Oh wow. I just thought it was the commonly accepted practice to credit the id or correction to the person who submitted it? I would think it should be routinely done?

 

[Podad]

Great work Laura !!!

Your efforts are appreciated

Check your email.

 

[Schwallanscher]

Got an email from Kurt Luther today - looks like the ID of the Wisenbaker image is going to be picked up in his "Photo Sleuth" column in Military Images magazine.

any idea where mister weissenbacher's ancestors are from (that's just one possible spelling but imho the most likely)? weissenbacher means 'coming from a place called weissenbach (=white creek)'

 

[lelliott19]

any idea where mister weissenbacher's ancestors are from (that's just one possible spelling but imho the most likely)? weissenbacher means 'coming from a place called weissenbach (=white creek)'

James Adril Wisenbaker's father, John Wisenbaker, was born 1785 in Effingham County, Georgia. His grandfather, John Wisenbaker, was born 1754 in Salzburg Bishopric, Austria and died 1802 in Ebenezer, Effingham County, GA

 

[Schwallanscher]

just checked - there a lot of weißenbachers and weissenbachers in salzburg

 

[lelliott19]

Kurt Luther's article about the ID of the Wisenbaker image is in the "Photo Sleuth" column of the current edition of Military Images magazine!

Here's the link!!!! https://militaryimages.atavist.com/photo-sleuth-winter-2017

 

[lelliott19]

Bumping to go with @JPK Huson 1863 's thread on the Wisenbaker image.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

Thought I'd let everyone who has been following this story know that the ID has been accepted and posted by the staff at the LOC. Thanks for the link to send the correction @chubachus

• Summary: Photograph shows identified soldier who was wounded at Cedar Creek, Virginia, and his wife (Source of full identification: Laura Elliott, September 2016). http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012649121/

Now the image of James Adril Wisenbaker will be correctly ID'd to anyone who accesses the image at the LOC. Kind of cool to see your name in print at the LOC.

One soldier's pension , one widow's pension, same surname, same County.

http://vault.georgiaarchives.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/TestApps/id/440181/rec/1

http://vault.georgiaarchives.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/TestApps/id/439397/rec/2

 

[captaindrew]

Thought I'd let everyone who has been following this story know that the ID has been accepted and posted by the staff at the LOC. Thanks for the link to send the correction @chubachus

• Summary: Photograph shows identified soldier who was wounded at Cedar Creek, Virginia, and his wife (Source of full identification: Laura Elliott, September 2016). http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012649121/

Now the image of James Adril Wisenbaker will be correctly ID'd to anyone who accesses the image at the LOC. Kind of cool to see your name in print at the LOC.

Great work!