1/4th Plate Tintype of Identified Union Soldier Warren French on His Horse

1/4th Plate Tintype of Identified Union Soldier Warren French Armed on His Horse. The image has amazing clarity, though it does show rippling on the right side of the image it is extremely rare to have an Identified Mounted Image of this caliber. This image orginally was a part of a Larger group of Warren French items that have sadly been broken up over time. Warren was a Boston carpenter and stair builder, was born at New Sharon, Maine, ca. 1822. He joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts on April 25, 1851 and was honorably discharged from the company on May 11, 1857.
French joined the 11th Massachusetts Independent Battery as a captain in August 1862. In November, the unit was assigned to defend Washington, and it remained in northern Virginia until returning to Boston, where it mustered out on May 11, 1863. French joined Company A of the 42nd Massachusetts Volunteer Militia (100 days men) as its captain on July 14, 1864. Following his Civil War service, he rejoined the Artillery Company on May 15, 1865 and was again honorably discharged on May 13, 1867. Warren French died on May 19, 1879.
 
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