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Title	Samuel C. Wales
Description	Formal portrait of soldier who served in a New York state military unit during the Civil War. Photograph shows man sitting, half-length, in civilian attire, his left hand in lap, his right hand on his chest as though pledging. 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.
Subject.LCSH	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject.TGM	Cartes de visite Soldiers
Subject.Personal_Name	Wales, Samuel
Subject.Corporate_Name	United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 194th, (1865-1865)
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.1999.0014.1348_back.jpg
Type	Still Image
Language	eng
Format of Digital	image/jpeg
Identifier	PA.1999.0014.1348
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	Samuel C. Wales Age, 37 years. Enlisted, March 9, 1805, at Canandaigua, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. D, March 21, 1805; prompted sergeant, April 11, 1805; mustered out with company, May 3, 1865, at Elmira, N. Y,
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: 'Samuel Chapin Wales, 194th Regiment.'
File Name	PA.1999.0014.1348.jpg

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