OHIO 162ND INFANTRY C.DV. OF ARMED PVT JAMES W. MOTTICE

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THIS AUCTION CONTAINS A CARTE DE VISITE, (C.D.V.) PHOTOGRAPH OF PVT. JAMES W. MOTTICE OF THE OHIO 162ND INFANTRY REGIMENT. HE HAS HIS PISTOL IN ITS HOLSTER, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BELT, ALONG WITH HIS CARTRIDGE BOX. ON HIS LEFT SIDE IS A BAYONET, PARTIALLY HIDDEN BY HIS ARM. HIS PHOTO IS SHOWN ON PAGE 8, "THE FIRST NEW YORK (Lincoln) CAVALRY. IT IS 4" X 2 3/8" IN SIZE, T IS SOME DAMAGE OF 1/4" ON 2 PLACES AT THE BOTTOM AND THE BOTTOM CORNERS SHOW MINOR DAMAGE. THE TOP CORNERS HAVE BEEN ROUNDED SLIGHTLY IN ORDER TO FIT INTO A FRAME. THE PHOTO WAS HAND COLORED, PROBABLY AT THE TIME OF THE PUBLISHING OF THE C.D.V.. T IS NO BACK MARK. OHIO ONE HUNDRED and SIXTY-SECOND INFANTRY (One Hundred Days) One Hundred and Sixty-second Infantry. - Col., Ephraim Ball; Lieut.-Col., James E. Dougherty; Maj., Benjamin A. Whiteleather. This regiment was organized at Camp Chase, May 20, 1864, to serve for 100 days. It was composed of the 45th regiment, Ohio National Guard, from Stark county, and one com- pany of the 40th battalion, from Brown county. Cos. A, C, F and K were assigned to duty at Tod Barracks, near Columbus, and the remaining companies were assigned to duty at Camp Chase, w they remained until they were ordered into Kentucky, to assist in repelling John Morgan. Several of the companies were placed on duty in and around Covington read more