Verso- "Brother Willard, Beaufort. S.C., August 1864"; [in different handwriting]: "A[n] unknown soldier of the Civil War, given me by Aunt Sarah Cowles, Mrs. Edward Cowles. E.Y. Rutan"
description:
Studio portrait of seated man in uniform with captain's bars on shoulders, holding a sword.
significance note:
Samuel Willard Saxton (1829-1883) was the son of Jonathan and Miranda (Wright) Saxton and the brother of Rufus Saxton.