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Title	Allan Rutherford
Description	Formal portrait of soldier who served in a New York state military unit during the Civil War. Photograph shows face of man wearing either a uniform or civilian clothing. 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. 83rd NY Inf, 22nd VRC
Creator	J. Gumney & Son's
Subject.LCSH	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject.TGM	Cartes de visite Soldiers
Subject.Personal_Name	Rutherford, Allan
Subject.Corporate_Name	United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 83rd, (1861-1864)
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.1999.0014.0683_back.jpg
Type	Still Image
Language	eng
Format of Digital	image/jpeg
Identifier	PA.1999.0014.0683
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	Allan Rutherford Residence was not listed; 25 years old. Enlisted on 5/27/1861 at New York City, NY as a Captain. On 5/27/1861 he was commissioned into 'F' Co. NY 83rd Infantry He Resigned on 11/25/1862 On 12/4/1863 he was commissioned into Field & Staff Veteran Reserve Corps 22nd Infantry He was Mustered Out on 1/9/1867 (Subsequent service in US Army until 05/01/1870) He was listed as: * Wounded 8/30/1862 2nd Bull Run, VA Promotions: * Major 1/7/1862 * Lt Colonel 10/1/1862 * Lt Colonel 3/13/1865 by Brevet * Colonel 3/13/1865 by Brevet * Brig-General 3/13/1865 by Brevet * Capt 3/2/1867 by Brevet (2nd Bull Run, VA) * Major 3/2/1867 by Brevet (2nd Bull Run, VA) * Brig-Gen 3/2/1867 by Brevet Intra Regimental Company Transfers: * 1/7/1862 from company F to Field & Staff Other Information: born 10/29/1836 in New York City, NY died 4/28/1900 in Washington, DC Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 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 - Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue - Research by John Heseltine (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com NOTES: The following was submitted by: John Heseltine Rutherford, Allan, capt., 83rd N. Y. Infantry Rgt. Nov. 25, 1862 resigned Dec. 4, 1863 Itcol., 22nd Veteran Reserve Corps Rgt. July 28, 1866 1stIt., 44th U. S. Infantry Rgt. Jan. 9, 1867 discharged from VRC March 2, 1867 brevet capt., U. S. Army and brevet maj., U. S. Army for second Bull Run March 3, 1869 confirmed as brevet briggen., U.S. Army to date from March 2, 1867 April 2, 1872 applied for a pension (application #173633/certificate #118089) April 28, 1900 died at Washington, D. C. and buried in Arlington, Va. National Cemetery His widow applied for a pension (application #719113/certificate #502023) Allan's brother was Rutherford, Robert Gedney, capt., Co. F, 83rd N. Y. Infantry Rgt. capt., 6th Veteran Reserve Corps Rgt. July 11, 1865 transferred to 22nd VRC Rgt. March 7, 1867 2ndIt., 45th U. S. Infantry Rgt.
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: 'Allan Rutherford Lieut Col. 22nd Reg. V.R.C. Brevet Brig General (USV)...ate Lieut. Colonel 83rd Reg. N.Y.Vols.'
File Name	PA.1999.0014.0683.jpg

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