Unidentified Black soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters

Unidentified Black soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters, between 1863 and 1865.

Photograph showing soldier in uniform, wife in dress and hat, and two daughters wearing matching coats and hats.

In May 1863, U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton issued General Order No. 143 creating the Bureau of U. S. Colored Troops. This image was found in Cecil County, Maryland, making it likely that this soldier was attached to one of the seven U.S.C.T. regiments raised in Maryland.

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