A Buckeye State Officer in New Orleans
Carte de visite by L.I. Prince of New Orleans, La. A saddler and harness-maker before the war, Ohio-born Charles O. Oldfield (1834-1920) began his military service in April 1861 as a corporal in Company A of his home state's 20th Infantry. He spent his three-month enlistment in western Virginia. Afterwards, he married Sarah Armstrong and then, in July 1862, returned to the army as sergeant in the 96th Ohio Infantry. He and his fellow Buckeyes spent much of the rest of the war in the Department of the Gulf. Oldfield is pictured here as a second lieutenant, a rank to which he was promoted in January 1863. Oldfield served in this capacity until July 1864, when he advanced to first lieutenant. He mustered out a year later with the survivors of the 96th. Back in Ohio, he and Sarah started a family that grew to include six children. Following her death in 1879, he married Nellie A. and had three more children with her. Oldfield died in 1920 at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Sandusky, Ohio. He was 85.
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A Buckeye State Officer in New Orleans
Carte de visite by L.I. Prince of New Orleans, La. A saddler and harness-maker before the war, Ohio-born Charles O. Oldfield (1834-1920) began his military service in April 1861 as a corporal in Company A of his home state's 20th Infantry. He spent his three-month enlistment in western Virginia. Afterwards, he married Sarah Armstrong and then, in July 1862, returned to the army as sergeant in the 96th Ohio Infantry. He and his fellow Buckeyes spent much of the rest of the war in the Department of the Gulf. Oldfield is pictured here as a second lieutenant, a rank to which he was promoted in January 1863. Oldfield served in this capacity until July 1864, when he advanced to first lieutenant. He mustered out a year later with the survivors of the 96th. Back in Ohio, he and Sarah started a family that grew to include six children. Following her death in 1879, he married Nellie A. and had three more children with her. Oldfield died in 1920 at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Sandusky, Ohio. He was 85.
I encourage you to use this image for educational purposes only. However, please ask for permission.