Historical Portrait
[Private Addison J. Bowman of Co. K, 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment in uniform with rifle, revolver, and D guard Bowie knife]
![[Private Addison J. Bowman of Co. K, 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment in uniform with rifle, revolver, and D guard Bowie knife], 1861 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/private-addison-j-bowman-of-co-k-57th-virginia-infantry-regiment-in-uniform-with-QD7LFbIo77B4PFyII9y3.jpg)
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1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; mount 154 x 110 mm (cabinet card format) | Photograph shows identified soldier.
About this photograph
Private Addison J. Bowman of Company K, 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment, photographed in 1861. The albumen print shows him in uniform armed with a rifle, revolver, and D guard Bowie knife.
Beyond what the photograph's identification provides, nothing is known of Bowman's service, the unit's engagements, or his fate during the war. The 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment is named but its history is not documented here. The cabinet card format and multiple weapons suggest a formal studio portrait made early in the conflict, but the circumstances of the sitting and the photographer remain unrecorded.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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