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Title	John Henry Hobart Ward
Description	Formal portrait of soldier who served in a New York state military unit during the Civil War. Photograph shows man standing wearing a uniform. Numbers on the front of some photographs refer to an index no longer extant. At one point, most of these photographs were tacked to the wall of the State Capital building in Albany, New York. 38th NY Inf, Ex Co L
Creator	Anthony, E.; Anthony, H. T.
Subject.LCSH	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject.TGM	Cartes de visite Soldiers
Subject.Personal_Name	Ward, John Henry Hobart
NY Heritage Topic	Military People
Date of Original	1861-1865
Time Period	American Civil War; 1861-1865
Physical Format	Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Physical Description	Photograph; albumen; b&w; 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10 x 6 cm.)
Relation	Reference back of image at http://24.39.195.147/dbtw-wpd/images/photographs/PA.1999.0014.0392_back.jpg
Type	Still Image
Language	eng
Format of Digital	image/jpeg
Identifier	PA.1999.0014.0392
Holding Institution	New York State Military Museum
Contact Information	61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-581-5100 http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/mil-hist.htm
Publisher of Digital	New York State Military Museum
Digital Collection	Civil War Carte de Visite Collection
Library Council	Capital District Library Council
Notes	John Henry Hobart Ward Residence was not listed; 37 years old. Enlisted on 5/25/1861 at New York City, NY as a Colonel. On 6/3/1861 he was commissioned into Field & Staff NY 38th Infantry He was discharged for promotion on 10/10/1862 (Prior service in US Army from 04/13/1842 to 04/13/1847) On 10/4/1862 he was commissioned into US Volunteers General Staff He was Mustered Out on 7/18/1864 Promotions: * Brig-General 10/10/1862 Other Information: born 6/17/1823 in New York City, NY died 7/24/1903 in Monroe, NY Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - New York: Report of the Adjutant-General - Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion - Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903 - Generals in Blue, Lives of the Union Commanders (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com JOHN HENRY HOBART WARD Ward, John H. H. brigadier-general, was born in New York city June 17, 1823. He enlisted in the 7th U. S. infantry in 1841 and passed through the various grades of promotion until he was appointed sergeant-major in Aug., 1845. He was stationed at Corpus Christi, participated in the siege of Fort Brown and the battles about Monterey under Gen. Worth, and was subsequently under Gen. Scott at Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo and Huamantla. At the termination of the Mexican war he returned to New York city, was appointed assistant commissary-general of New York and served for five years in that capacity. In Jan., 1855, he was promoted to commissary-general and retired in 1859. At the commencement of the Civil war he recruited the 38th N. Y. infantry, and was its first colonel. He took part in the first battle of Bull Run, in which his regiment lost 126 men, and participated in all the battles of the Peninsula under McClellan, including Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Glendale and Malvern hill to the James river. When the army returned from the Peninsula he was engaged in the battles of the second Bull Run, Groveton and Chantilly, and on Oct. 4, 1862, was promoted to be brigadier-general of volunteers. He was assigned to the Army of the Potomac, commanded the 2nd brigade, 1st division, 3d army corps, at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Auburn mills, and during the first day at Gettysburg, and on the second and third days at Gettysburg, Kelly's ford and Wapping heights he was in command of the 1st division. He also commanded a brigade at Mine run, Locust Grove, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and in a number of minor campaigns, and was mustered out of service July 21, 1864. Subsequently he was appointed clerk of the superior court of New York city. Source: The Union Army, vol. 8
Rights	Items in the Civil War Carte de Visite Collection are in the public domain. Please credit the New York State Military Museum.
Technical Data	Scans were made using an Epson 1640 XL; archival TIFFS created in color at 600 dpi. JPEGs created with Adobe Photoshop at 300 dpi.
Transcript	On reverse: 'J.H. Hobart Ward [Brig] [ lyer] Vols. U.S.A. born in NY App from NY Ex-colonal 38th N.Y. vol. inf. commanded 1st brigades, 1st division 3rd Corps.'
File Name	PA.1999.0014.0392.jpg

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