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Metadata
Accession # |
A1978.148.457 |
Title |
Portrait of James Kirby Secord in military uniform, ca. 1863. |
Date |
1863 CIRCA |
Description |
Photograph, a bust-length portrait of James Kirby Secord (1835-1899) in military uniform, ca. 1863; signed at bottom, "Truly Yours / J. Kirby Secord / Capt. 77 [__?__]". James Kirby Secord was born 15 July 1835 to William Secord and Fanny Holden in Grantham Township, Lincoln County, Ontario. He fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War, as a captain with the 77th Regiment of the Illinois Infantry. In 1865, he married Mary Carleton in Brantford, Ontario, and they moved to Illinois. The 1870 Census shows him practicing as a physician in Elmwood, Illinois, where he lived with his young wife and children. He died in California on 13 February 1899. Photo from the collection of the Rantoul family of Mount Forest, Ontario. |
Creator \ Maker |
Unknown [] |
Item Name |
Carte-de-visite |
Person \ Organization |
American Union Army Carleton, Mary Holden, Frances (Fanny) Rantoul Secord, James Kirby Secord, William |
Place |
Brantford California Grantham Twp. Illinois Lincoln County Mount Forest Ontario United States |
Subject |
Military Portrait War United States Civil War |
Photo, Map # |
ph 3204 |
Year Range from |
1861 |
Year Range to |
1865 |
Collection |
ol |
Accession # |
A1978.148.457 |
Containers |
STACKS |