Luther C. Ladd [graphic]

Luther C. Ladd [graphic]

Luther C. Ladd. Dated between 1861 and 1865. A portrait of Civil War soldier Luther C. Ladd of the Sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. The envelope bears the inscription: “Luther C. Ladd, of Alexandria, N.H., was shot in the Baltimore riot, April 19th, 1861, and bled to death on the same day. He was only 17 years of age. -- Just before he expired, he exclaimed -- "ALL HAIL TO THE STARS AND STRIPES."

Note: Title from item.

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. USM 017

between 1861 and 1865

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English

A1985/012/0814

William Caleb Loring Illustrated Envelope Collection. See the Museum Archives for more information regarding this collection.

Illustrated Patriotic Envelopes of the American Civil War exhibition

1 item ; 9 x 14 cm.

Gift of William Caleb Loring.