- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Tintype of Elijah Henry Clarke, Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, ca. 1862?]
- Date of Original:
- 1862
- Subject:
- Costume--Georgia--Decatur
Armed Forces--Georgia--Decatur
Portraits--Georgia--Decatur - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
- Medium:
- tintypes (prints)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- "Decatur, ca. 1862. Elijah Henry Clarke in an unusual style cap, a Kepi, used as rain cover or as protection against sun. Probably Decatur where he joined Co. D, 42d Regt., DeKalb Rangers, CSA in March 4, 1862."--from field notes
2003/01/27: According to Vanishing DeKalb, by the DeKalb Historical Society, (pg. 106) Clarke had attained the rank of captain by May of 1863 and was among the soldiers to surrender in Greensboro, N.C. on April 26, 1865. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_dek102-85
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:dek102-85
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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