Full standing CDV of Joseph Cushing Edmands wearing a dark double-breasted frock coat with matching dark trousers. He is posed with one arm on his hip and the other resting on a balustrade and one leg is crossed over the other. Image is clear with excellent contrast. There is some light surface dirt from age. The bottom of the mount has a small stain and three small pinholes. Back has “CUSHING” in pencil and photographers imprint for “J.W. BLACK …BOSTON.” ID is confirmed by another published image.

Edmands was born in Boston on March 26, 1842. He enlisted as 1^st Sergeant of Co. K, 24^th Massachusetts Infantry on October 4 1861. With this regiment Edmands saw service at Roanoke Island and New Bern, North Carolina. On July 30, 1862 Edmands was commissioned Captain of Co. K, 32^nd Mass. Infantry. The 32^nd was part of the Army of the Potomac’s 5^th Corps and was in all the battles of that organization from July of 1862 to the end of the war.

Edmands was promoted Major on December 29, 1862. Information that comes with the photo says he was captured at Gettysburg in July of 1863 but killed his captor with the butt of his pistol and escaped. He was later shot in the right leg by a pistol ball. Edmands was captured at Sangster’s Station on December 17, 1863 and confined at Macon, Georgia. He was paroled March 11, 1864 and returned to his regiment. He was wounded again in the initial attack on Petersburg on June 18, 1864 and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 11 days later on the 29^th. On September 30, 1864 Edmands was wounded for a third time at Poplar Springs Church and promoted to Colonel by Brevet the same day. In March of 1865 he was made a Brigadier General by Brevet and was mustered out on July 1, 1865. After the war Edmands worked as a merchant in the East India trade. He was a member of CHARLES WARD POST #62 of the GAR and served as Post Commander. He died on December 28, 1879 in Boston. He is buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Arlington, Massachusetts.

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