- Collection:
- Athens-Clarke County Library Heritage Room Collection
- Title:
- Carte-de-visite of Jacob Caraker
- Date of Original:
- 1861/1865
- Subject:
- Soldiers--Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America. Army--Uniforms
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Carte-de-visite photograph of Jacob Caraker. Caraker entered the service as a 1st lieutenant in the Baldwin Blues, but rose to captain of Company H, 4th Georgia, in May 1861 when George Doles was promoted to colonel of the regiment. After being wounded at Sharpsburg, Caraker's health began to fail and he resigned in February 1863.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:arl_awc_awc339
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/acclheritage/do:awc339
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
