Back-mark: “E. Jacobs/ New Orleans.” Crisp, clean image featuring Surgeon Huntington in a standing pose, hand stuck in in his lieutenant’s frock coat. Slight wear along upper margin, else VG plus.

Robert M. Huntington was 29 year old resident of Kalamazoo, MI, who was mustered as a private into Co. “I”, 6^th Michigan Infy, 8/23/1861. He was promoted to Asst. Surgeon, 7/21/1862, and was discharged for promotion 3/30/1863. On the next day, 4/1/1863, he was commissioned into Field & Staff, 73^rd USCT Infantry, and was mustered out 5/28/1865.

Huntington’s first unit, 6^th Michigan Infy, organized 8/20/1861, served primarily in the Dept. of the Gulf arriving at Ship Island, Miss., 3/13/1862. It took part in action against Ft. Philip & St. Jacques and was one of the first regiment to occupy New Orleans. During Huntington’s time with the 6^th, the unit was engaged at the Battle of Baton Rouge, and involved in the expedition to Bayou Teche. Later converted to Heavy Artillery, the 6^th was engaged in the Siege of Port Hudson, and still later, the 1865 Siege of Spanish Fort. Mustered out in August, it was mustered out Sept. 5, 1865. During service it lost 78 men killed and wounded and 504 men by disease for a total of 582.

Huntington’s second unit, 73^rd Regiment, USCT, was organized 4/4/1864, attached to 1^st Brigade, 1^st Division, Corps de Afrique, Dept. of the Gulf. Served in the 1864 Red River Campaign, later transferred to Pensacola, later joining on the 1865 assault and capture of Fort Blakeley, AL, and the occupation of Mobile. Consolidated with the 96^th USCT, the unit was mustered out, 9/27, 1865. During service the 73^rd lost 46 men killed and mortally wounded and 174 to disease for a total of 220.

An exceptionally superb CW medical corps CDV.  [JP][p:L]

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