Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Rendall Tolman Gammon (1838-1864), a native of Mechanic Falls, was living in East Abington, Mass., when he enlisted in Co. G of the 12th Massachusetts Infantry on March 8, 1863. He was 24 years old.
Gammon transferred to Co. H of the 39th Massachusetts Infantry on June 25, 1864.
He died in the Confederate prison at Salisbury, North Carolina, on Nov. 16, 1864.
About This Item
- Title: Rendall Tolman Gammon, 39th Massachusetts, ca. 1863
- Creation Date: circa 1863
- Subject Date: circa 1863
- Location: Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Ambrotype
- Local Code: Coll. 2003, Box 2/6
- Collection: Early photography collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Gammon, Rendell Tolman, 1838-1864--Portrait photographs
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Soldiers
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1864)
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 39th (1862-1865)
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