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A great photograph of Lt. Colonel Charles Carroll Parsons of the 4th Light Artillery, U.S. Regular Army.  Parsons went to West Point in 1857 and graduated in 1861.  He was commisioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th Light Artillery.  He was promoted 1st Lieutenant on June 24, 1861.  He was promoted Brevet Captain for meritorius servious in the battle of Perryville, October 1862.  He was promoted Brevet Major for his meritorius service at the battle of Stones River in December 1862.  He was promoted Brevet Lt. Colonel for his meritorius actions in the war in March 1865.  Parsons remained in the U.S. Army until December 1870.  This image is of Parsons as a 1st Lieutenant.  He is full standing and is holding binoculars and his kepi!  His binocular case is straped over his sjoulder and is open.  There is no backmark on the image.  Written in pencil on the back is "Charles Carvel Parsons".  The image is trimmed at the bottom of the carte.