Group portrait of Captain William Wallace Rogers, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, and seven individuals, including white military officers, a white boy, and an African American man posed in front of tents at an unidentified military encampment. In the center, Rogers, wearing a mustache and attired in a Union uniform and hat, stands with his right hand on his hip and his left hand on the back of a chair. Two Union officers sit in the left, one holding a sword. In the right, a bearded man sits, attired in shirtsleeves and with a pipe in his mouth and another man sits attired in uniform. To the right of Rogers, a man, attired in uniform, stands holding a flag on a pole. In the right, a boy, possibly a messenger or scout, attired in cap, shirtsleeves, and pants, stands with his left leg crossed over his right. In front of the men, an African American man, probably a camp laborer/servant and possibly an enslaved freedom seeker, lies on the ground on his side, propped up on his left elbow, and looks at the viewer. He wears shirtsleeves and pants. The tops of trees are visible in the background. William Wallace Rogers (1832-1890) served in the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Civil War and served in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, including the Battle of Gettysburg, where he was wounded in July 1863. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1865 and retired from service in 1889., Title supplied by cataloger from information provided by donor, descendent of William Wallace Rogers., Date inferred from content and information provided by donor., Pad: Red velvet with a decorative scroll in the center surrounded by an ornamental border with flowers and leaves., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric design of a scroll in the center surrounded by vases of flowers and leaves. Same design on verso., Gift of John J. Nesbitt III, 2016.
Date
[ca. 1863]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – sitter – Rogers [P.2016.78.1]
