Photo is a waist-up view of Henry Matthews wearing a dark single-breasted frockcoat with 1^st lieutenant’s shoulder straps.

Image contrast and clarity are excellent. Mount is good. Paper has some light surface dirt but is otherwise nice.

Reverse has an off center photographer’s imprint for CLAFLIN’S… WORCESTER, MASS. There is also a modern pencil ID which is confirmed by an online image.

Henry Matthews was a 33-year-old plumber living in Worcester when he enlisted as a corporal on April 19, 1861 in Company A, 3^rd Massachusetts Rifles. The regiment served for three months at Fort McHenry in Baltimore and was discharged at Worcester, Massachusetts on August 3, 186.

Matthews next enlisted as 1^st sergeant in Company D, 25^th Massachusetts Infantry on October 10, 1861. He was commissioned 2^nd lieutenant of Company G on July 8, 1862 and 1^st lieutenant on January 2, 1863. According to the records, Matthews was present throughout his service only being absent for a short leave in May of 1863 and on recruiting duty in February of 1864. During the fighting at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864 Matthews was wounded and died in a field hospital the next day. His final resting place is not known.

During Matthew’s service with the 25^th Massachusetts the regiment spent most of its service in the 18^th Corps. They were engaged at Roanoke Island, New Berne, Whitehall, Goldsboro, Arrowfield Church, Drewry’s Bluff and Cold Harbor.  [ad] [ph:L]

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