Image shows Lieutenant George Young of the 143^rd New York in civilian clothes. He wears a dark jacket and vest with a light shirt.

Image has good contrast and clarity. Mount corners are clipped but the image is very clean.

Reverse has modern collector’s ID in pencil and a rather ornate back mark for O. B. DE MORAT’S… PHILADELPHIA

With the CDV is a Xerox copy of a signed wartime image found on the internet that proves the modern ID on the back is correct.

George Young was 21 years old when he was commissioned a 2^nd Lieutenant in Company A, 143^rd New York on August 26, 1862 and was promoted to 1^st Lieutenant on March 5, 1863.

Lieutenant Young served with his regiment in the Middle Department and the Department of Virginia until July 1863 when the 143^rd joined the 11^th Corps of the Army of the Potomac.

Transferred to the west the 143^rd was engaged at Wauhatchie, Missionary Ridge, Resaca and Dallas. Now part of the 20^th Corps the 143^rd New York fought a small action at Noses Creek in which Young was wounded to an undetermined degree. Remaining with the regiment Young was promoted to Captain on the day of his wounding, June 10, 1864 but was not mustered.

Official records show that he served for a time as Provost Marshall of the 3^rd Brigade, 1^st Division, 20^th Corps.

Some of Young’s personal papers reside at the Atlanta History Center, including one letter where he writes about losing his horse at Peach Tree Creek in July of 1864. Young continued to serve through the fall of Atlanta and was discharged for wounds on October 26, 1864.

After his discharge he returned to New York where he married and had two children. He worked in the foundry business and served as Sheriff of Ulster County, New York from 1886-1888. He died in 1909.

Also with the image is an excerpt from the Official Records where Young is mentioned.  [ad]

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