Help W/ Writing on Back of Tintype Paper

Hello,

I believe this is a military man by the markings on the back,
however I'm not 100% sure what I'm reading there lol


Any opinions?

He has a nice gold button on his jacket.

Thanks in advance!

 

Looks like 10th something so he probably is.
I'm sure others will help more.

 

I have a crush on him, whoever he is.
Googling various possibilities...

 

" George Digan " and "substitute for Patrick "???

 

I think the name on the top line looks like "Joseph Bryan." Could be something else, though.

 

Ha!!!!!
Long gone I'm sure........

 

second line "of C(ompany) E 10th C(onnecticut??) V(olunteers?)"

 

Or does C. V. mean Cavalry something...?

 

I think that is right for CV but I have dain bramgae right now and couldn't ring that up.

 

"Substitute for Patrick" looks right... too bad the last line is cut off.

 

In the online Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations is the roster of Company E of the 10th Connecticut Volunteers. I quickly scanned down the 2 pages not seeing a George Digan or a Joseph Bryan. Maybe one of you can spot a name.

Company E roster is on pp. 382 - 383.
http://www.archive.org/stream/enlistmentcasual00horarich#page/382/mode/1up

Here are links to the history of the 10th CT Volunteers during the CW. The 10th was organized in Hartford and mustered in on Oct 22, 1861, and mustered out on Aug 15, 1865, in Virginia.
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/10th_Regiment,_Connecticut_Infantry
http://www.stamfordhistory.org/cw_reghist.htm#l10

Didn't we have another pic involving the 10th CT Volunteers a few months ago?

--- Susan

 

And also, is it possible that if he substituted for somebody else he may not be on an official list? Without looking this up, I think the substitution meant that he was paid to substitute for another soldier. I can't remember how that worked.

To me the last name is probably Bryan... while the first name seems less clear.

 

I found a Thomas T. Bryant in the Soldiers and Sailors database who was in Company E of the 10th Conn. Regiment. I have a hard time seeing that name as this, but thought I'd point it out.

http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-...oldierId=D0B7CA87-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

 

I'm pretty sure that the substitution (in place of a man who was drafted) would have resulted in the new fellow's name appearing on the muster rolls.

I see "Joseph" as his first name. No better idea of surname though.

 

Scantic, as Susan said, it seems to me we discussed another photo of yours in the past that was also a volunteer unit? Is it possible both photos came from the same source?

 

I'm guessing this photo was taken after the war, and the button is some sort of veteran's designation. This might even be a wedding picture.

 

I remember a recent discussion about a daguerreotype of the guy from Vermont who was a captain, but don't remember one about a Connecticut volunteer. But I could have missed something.

 

Oops, we were (somewhat) close. It was a photo of a Massachusetts volunteer firefighters unit.

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/massachusetts-v-f-a-cabinet-photo.5236/#post-72630

The older I get, the less I should rely on my memory....

 

Hello! I do remember that, but this one was just purchased so it didn't come with the one a few months ago. This one came with about 20 other tintype photos from an ephemera auction.