Lewis Douglass
Carte- de-Visite
c 1860
Hartman and Taylor, Rochester, NY
Lewis was the eldest son and the second child of Frederick and Anna Douglass. He served in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as a volunteer. Lewis was appointed sergeant major of the regiment, the highest rank available to colored soldiers at that time.
Paper. H 10, W 6.2 cm
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, FRDO 3907