SOLD!!! A nice ink signed bust image of Captain Orville A. Baughn of the 24th Indiana Infantry and the 46th United States Colored Troops. Baughn enlisted in July 1861 as Corporal of Company F of the 24th Indiana Infantry. He fought with the 24th Indiana for two years and participated in the battles of Shiloh, Seige of Corinth, Port Gibson, Champion Hill and Vicksburg. He was promoted to Captain of the 46th United States Colored Troops in May, 1863. He was dismissed in November 1864. The image is signed in period ink on the front of the image - "Yours truly O.A. Baughn". The backmark on the image is "D.P. Barr, Army Photographer, Palace of Art, Vicksburg, Mississippi.".
Item #: vm953
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