Image Portrait of 2nd Lt. David Potts
Portrait of 2nd Lt. David Potts


Portrait of 2nd Lt. David Potts
Photograph, hand-tinted, framed (frame not shown)
Paper, wood, glass
Philadelphia, June 1861
H 34.5, W 29.0, D 3.7 cm
MANA 1710
Manassas National Battlefield Park

 


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In June 1861 in Philadelphia, a proud 2nd Lt. David Potts, Company I, 26th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, posed holding his sword and scabbard for a portrait before his regiment left for Washington. Over a year later, he was killed in action on the afternoon of August 29, 1862, during the Second Battle of Manassas.

 

 

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