Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
Description
Black Hawk Putnam of Houlton was 23 when he enlisted as a captain in Co. 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 and mustered out of the unit on February 19, 1863.
Black Hawk Putnam was a member of the Northern Maine Regiment of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and of the 1st Maine Cavalry Association.
About This Item
- Title: Captain Black Hawk Putnam, Houlton, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Houlton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 15 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Captains
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--People
- Putnam, Black Hawk--Portrait photographs
- Grand Army of the Republic. Northern Maine Regiment--People
- First Maine Cavalry Regiment--People
People
Other Keywords
- Black Hawk Putnam
- Blackhawk
- Captain Black Hawk Putnam
- company E
- First Maine Cavalry.
- GAR
- Grand Army of the Republic
- Northern Maine Regiment
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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