Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
Description
The portrait of Black Hawk Putnam and his wife Jursha Snell Putnam is six feet tall.
Black Hawk Putnam was a grandson of John Putnam, a founder of Houlton.
In the fall of 1861, Captain Blackhawk Putnam raised and commanded Company E of the 1st Maine Cavalry Regiment. The regiment was mustered into service on October 31, 1861. He was wounded at the Battle of Middletown, Virginia, in May 1862.
After he returned from the war he managed his farm and timber lands. Black Hawk Putnam was a member of the Northern Maine Regiment of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).
Sidney Gadsden, a native of England, painted the portrait. Gadsden and his family later moved to Ontario, Canada, where he continued his career as a portrait painter.
About This Item
- Title: Black Hawk and Jursha Snell Putnam, Houlton, ca. 1885
- Creator: Sidney Gadsden
- Creation Date: circa 1885
- Subject Date: circa 1885
- Location: Houlton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Oil painting
- Dimensions: 183 cm x 107 cm
- Object Type: Image
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- Battle of Middleton
- Black Hawk Putnam
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- Company E
- First Maine Cavalry Regiment
- GAR
- Grand Army of the Republic
- John Putnam
- Jursha Snell Putnam
- Northern Maine Regiment
- West Virginia
For more information about this item, contact:
Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum109 Main Street, Houlton, ME 04730
207-532-4216
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