Sometimes you never know what you might find when you’re cleaning out the closet. Back in the early days of this website I asked for and received permission to use a couple of images…one that had been in the collection of someone I knew (Bill Gladstone), and one in the collection of someone who had authored many books I had read (William Frassanito). Both images were held by the US Army Military History Institute (now the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center). Both were gracious enough to grant permission to get copies and use them. I even have the letters (remember the days before email?).
Being preoccupied with things like work and family, once received they were put somewhere safe until I had the time to scan and upload them. Really safe. Fast forward over 20 years and I finally found where I put them. So – at long last – there are a couple of new images online of Sergeant Abraham Worden (Company I) and Private Frederick Wakeman (Company E). It was a good day of cleaning.
In that way that things come full circle – Wakeman is actually related to me (his son was my great granduncle). I don’t think I knew that back then (thank you ancestry.com!).
Finally, an image from my own collection of Private Melvin Bachelder (Company D) has been posted. He was the brother of Sergeant Cyrus Bachelder (same company), who also has his image on the site.