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Written on the back in pencil is "Brother George" and then in pen "Asbury" - I originally thought all the handwriting was the same, but now believe the penned "Asbury" was written later by my grandmother. I also believe she was in error. I now believe this was a brother of her grandmother, Ella S. (Quimby) Wright. I have found evidence that a George S. Quimby from Lafayette, Co. WI (where Ella was born) served in the Wisconsin 7th Infantry Regiment, Company C. This George Quimby was mustered in at Madison, WI on Feb. 2, 1864 and was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia. At the time his regiment was mustered out (July 3, 1865) he was listed as an "absent prisoner." I have also found that a George Quimby was listed among those who survived Andersonville Prison, but have found no definite evidence of what became of him after that. Ella, George and their other siblings were adopted by several different aunts and uncles after their mother died in February of 1852 in Etna, WI. |
| Additional Note: The Wisconsin 7th Regiment was part of a brigade later known as "The Iron Brigade" and also "The Black Hat Brigade" - this latter name due to the unique Hardee hat seen in this picture. In zooming in (which you can see to some degree below), I'm fairly certain there is a number "7" inside the infantry bugle on the hat and a letter "C" just above and to the right of the bugle - this would indicate this photo is, in fact, a soldier in the 7th Infantry, Co. C, and lends further weight to this probably being George S. Quimby. There was also a Freeman B. Quimby in the 7th Reg., Co. C from Hazel Green, Grant Co., WI, which is where the aunts and uncles lived who adopted the Quimby children, including Freeman & George Quimby (click on "pg 6" above or below for more explanation). |
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Notice the similarities of facial features, especially in the cheeks (very flat), mouth (fairly thin), nose (somewhat broad but not big), and chin (similar shape). |
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