Item Highlight-Civil War Photograph

All of us have seen old photographs. Whether it be in a dusty antique case, a museum, or even at your grandparent's house, old photographs seem to captivate anyone who finds them. Here at the Gettysburg Quartermaster, we have a lot of these kinds of pictures. I thought it might be interesting to do an entry on a particular photograph that I came across today.

This photograph is of a young soldier named Henry Brink. It was taken in Columbus, Ohio by the photographer J. M. Elliot. After doing some research on the "Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio" and the "Historical Data Systems, Inc," I found some information about him. He was only seventeen years old when he went into the Army. He enlisted as a Private on October 5th, 1861. That day, he was mustered into "B" Company of the Ohio 46th Infantry. During his time in the military, Brink was promoted to Sergent. Henry Brink was relieved of his duty after the end of the war while he was in Louisville, Kentucky on July 22nd, 1865.

If you're like me, you have wondered from time to time what the story was behind the person in the picture. Hopefully this gives a more personal glimpse at this photograph. If you'd like to see some more images of this photograph or are interested in owning it, here is the link:

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