George Schreyer’s site has this photo:
(http://www.girr.org/girr/relics/lkp/lkp_5.jpg)
Isn’t that the one, Richard? (Though, I’ve seen photos of it in green, and gray too, I think.) Edit: Here it is in green … http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=359055 Matthew (OV) PS. Got an automated e-mail … figures are shipping, then?
Thats it Mathew. I have images of the interior as well, but I have a lot of product to cast and ship and haven’t had time to go through my photos and find them. It looks a lot nicer than when I was there. I guess they cleaned her up and gave her a new paint job since I was last there.
This is just a snipet and just 98 men in a CW company of men . Just intersting info
While reading a book about the 44th Mass. the author describes the census he took of his company (F). The men were measured in their stockings, which accounts for the average being somewhat below standard. All men are set down as “drinking” who are not conscientiously opposed to the use of the ardent spirit in any form and under all circumstances.
Of 98 officers and privates, in politics, 65 were straight republicans, 14 conservative republicans, 3 radical republicans, 11 union, 3 democrats, 1 abolitionist and 1 undecided.
32 worship as unitarian, 21 are congregationalist, 19 methodist, 14 episcopal, 8 as baptist and 4 as universalist.
The average age of the company is 32 years 7 months. The youngest being 17 and the oldest is 40 years old.
The average height is 5 ft 7 in. The shortest man being 5 ft 3 in and the tallest is 6 ft 1 inch
The average weight is 137 lbs with the heaviest at 165 and the lightest at 115 lbs.
57 smoke and 44 do not. There are 6 married men and 3 widowed and 16 engaged.
Occupations are as follows- 37 merchants, 4 clergymen, 8 lawyers, 5 farmers, 4 literateurs, 2 physicians, 2 engineers, 2 printers, 2 cabinetmakers, 2 machinists, 2 musisians, and 1 of each of the the following- chemist, soldier, shoemaker, manufacturer, provision dealer, banker, stone mason,blacksmith, sailmaker, tea broker, baker, druggist, expressman, jeweler, salesman, bookkeeper, and 10 are undecided.
There are also 16 graduates and undergrads, all from Harvard.
Bear in mind, this was a 9 month regiment, mostly from Boston mustered in July 1862 and mustered out June 1863
Dennis, that is pretty cool. I was surprised about the numbers that smoked and did no smoke. I would have guessed there would have been more smokers among them.
The occupations were all over the place which was also interesting. To me it described a level commitment of the people across the socioeconomic levels.
Jan uses Bachmann engineers to represent the grandkids.
