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FULL STANDING VIEW OF 34TH & 24TH MASSACHUSETTS CORPORAL BY RICHMOND PHOTOGRAPHER

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CDV is of James G. Bigelow who served in both the 34^th and 24^th Massachusetts Infantry. Bigelow is posed with one hand resting on the back of a chair with his forage cap resting on the seat. He wears a dark sack coat with rather small corporal’s stripes on each sleeve and light trousers with the thin dark NCO leg stripe. A close look at is forage cap reveals a Company letter “A” and regimental number “24” on top of the crown.

Contrast and clarity are very good. Mount and paper have light surface dirt.

Reverse has imprint for C. E. JONES & VANERSON… RICHMOND, VA.  There is also a light period pencil ID “PORTRAIT OF CORPL. BIGELOW, CO. A, 24^TH REGT. MASS. VOLS.” Reverse also has a blue 2 cent tax stamp.

James G. Bigelow was born on March 26, 1843. He enlisted as a private in Company E, 34^th Massachusetts Infantry on December 7, 1863 and was transferred to Company A, 24^th Massachusetts Infantry on June 16, 1865.  He was promoted to corporal on July 1, 1865 and to sergeant on January 1, 1866. He was mustered out at Richmond on January 20, 1866. Records show he was present at New Market, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Snicker’s Ford, Winchester, Martinsburg, Hall Town, Berryville, Winchester, Fisher’s Hill, Stickney’s Farm, Ceder Creek, Hatcher’s Run, Fort Gregg and Appomattox.

In addition to this service, Bigelow’s National Archives Pension card shows that he also served in Company A, 19^th US Infantry, Battery G, 3^rd US Artillery, Company A, 36^th US Infantry, and Companies A & G 18^th US Infantry but no further details could be found. A news article found in the Concordia Empire for June 27, 1912 only mentions the two Massachusetts regiments. It also says that Bigelow was in eighteen engagements and in one he was severely wounded in the groin by a spent a ball.

Bigelow died on May 2, 1938 and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Concordia, Kansas.  [AD][PH:L]

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