Full standing view posed in a photographer’s studio; one hand rests on a book sitting on a table at his side. His headgear also rests on the table. Subject is wearing a an 8-button waist length jacket with sergeant’s stripes on each sleeve.

Period ink inscription reverse reads, “Oakley W. Carpenter / Sargeant Co. G / 52d Regiment / N.G.S.N.Y. / Nov 5^th 1862.”  BM: Morgan & Farach, Brooklyn.

Not much info was found on Carpenter; a page from a book of 176^th New York Muster Roll Abstracts indicates that he was born in Flushing, NY in approx. 1841, and that he enlisted at the age of 21 on 10/28/62 at Brooklyn, NY for a period of 9 months. He was mustered into the 52^nd NY National Guard on that date.  It appears that he my have also had service in the 13^th New York Infantry from 5/28/62 through 9/12/62. Further research certainly a possibility.  [ld]

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