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Oval albumen photograph of John A. Barrett as a 1st lieutenant, standing in full uniform in a studio setting, his sword hanging from his belt, 7.25 x 9.25 in. (sight), matted and housed in period gilt frame, 14.5 x 16.5 in. Consignor acquired this photograph together with lots 21 and 22 from an estate sale containing other materials identified to John A. Barrett. John Augustus Barrett (ca 1840 - unknown) enlisted on 5/27/1861 at Philadelphia as a 1st Sergeant with the PA 36th Infantry, also known as the 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment. He mustered into Co. G 7th Regiment. Records indicate that he was a 21 year-old paperhanger at the time of enlistment. Barrett was promoted to 1st Lt. on 11/12/61, then to Captain on 11/27/1862, and brevetted to Major on 3/13/1865 just after discharge. The 36th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry fought heavily at Malvern Hill, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. Barrett's record identifies him as a POW on 5/5/64 at Wilderness, VA, and his personal letters, included in another lot in this auction, affirm this. Barrett was one of 272 Union officers and soldiers captured at Wilderness after being surrounded by Confederate forces. He was then marched to Lynchburg. From Lynchburg, Barrett was moved to Confederate Military Prisons at Macon, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina. The exact date of Barrett's release is unknown, however, it is likely that he was released in early 1865 when regular prisoner exchanges resumed between the North and South. Condition: Not examined outside frame. Image has undergone some lightening. Some light scattered spotting/soiling. Few minor cracks in gilt frame.