Nice seated CDV of Richmond posed with one arm resting on a table. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with shoulder straps and light trousers. He holds his slouch hat in his lap so the embroidered infantry hunting horn with the number “3” at center can clearly be seen on the front of the crown.

Contrast and clarity are excellent. Mount is good while the paper shows minor surface dirt from age.

Reverse has a photographer’s imprint for J. W. BLACK… BOSTON with an ink ID of “S. P. RICHMOND, COL. 3^rd MASS. V. M., FREETOWN, MASS.” There is also some collector information in pencil.

Silas P. Richmond was born in Assonet, Massachusetts on June 19, 1831. He attended the local schools and Peirce Academy at Middleboro before embarking in the farm and lumber business. He was a town officer in Freetown from 1850-1855. His business then took him to Wisconsin and Kansas from 1856-1859 and upon his return in 1860 he was an employee of Freetown.

Richmond was also active in the militia. He was the first man to enlist in Company G, 3^rd Massachusetts Militia in May of 1850 and rose through the ranks becoming major in 1856. While he was out in Kansas in 1858 and 59 he fought against the Border Ruffins with John Brown and was wounded in the knee near Lawrence, Kansas. He returned to Massachusetts and was appointed captain and aide-de-camp of the Second Brigade M.V.M.

On April 15, 1861 he went with his militia to Fortress Monroe and took part in the battle of Big Bethel in June. He then returned to his home state and weas discharged.

On May 8, 1862 Richmond was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the 3^rd Massachusetts Infantry. After reorganizing the regiment on the Governor’s orders, Richmond was made colonel of the 3^rd on October 7, 1862 and led it to New Bern, North Carolina. He saw action at Kingston, Whitehall, Goldsboro, Deep Gully, Blount’s Creek and New Bern. At the end of his term of service he returned to Massachusetts.

He raised the 58^th Massachusetts Infantry and was made colonel but the regiment failed to complete its organization causing Richmond to resign.

On July 19, 1864 he was appointed assistant provost marshal of the Department of the South with the rank of colonel and served at Beaufort, Hilton Head, Savannah and Charleston. He was mustered out in September of 1865.

Richmond died in Assonet on April 24, 1915 and is buried in Freetown’s Richmond Cemetery.     [ad][ph:L]

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