Andrew was 19 years old when he enlisted on 4/29/1861 at Elmira, New York.  He began his volunteer career as a 1^st Sergeant in Battery B of the 3^rd New York Light Artillery on 5/22/1861, and was discharged for promotion on 11/15/1861.  On 11/23/1861, he commissioned into the 1^st New York Independent Light Artillery as a 1^st Lieutenant and was promoted to Captain on 1/23/1863. The unit saw service in most major actions of the Army of the Potomac and images of the 1^st New York Independent Artillery from the Peninsula to Petersburg reside in the Library of Congress.

The image is mounted to a common card with a double gold border pattern.  Featured is a seated Captain Cowan in junior officer uniform with arm resting on the back of his sitting chair.  Some foxing and surfacing dirt are noted, with rounding to the corners and slightly material loss to the upper right edge. The reverse shows localized staining and a penciled notation reading, “Capt Andrew Cowan / 1^st N. Y. Independent Battery, 6^th Corps Artillery Brigade”. A photographer’s back mark reads “Photographed by J. P. VAIL, Palmyra, N. Y. / All negatives preserved; duplicates can be had at any time.” Dimensions are 2.4” x 3.95”.

A unique image of a hard-fought veteran of the Eastern Theater.  [cm] [ph:L]

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