Elmer J . Barker ,
Major , 5th New York Cavalry . Service late 1861 ~ mid 1865 . Private , Company " H " Promoted 2nd Lieutenant late 1862 , 1st Lieutenant late 1863 , Captain late 1864 , and Major late 1864 . Wounded at Greenwich , Virginia 30 May 1863 charging enemy gun . O W Armstrong in an affidavit for Barker pension application states the engagement was with the " Confederates under the command of John S . Mosby near Warrenton Junction . the wound being caused by Grape and Canister Shot . Two balls passing through the upper third of Left Thigh in close proximity to the Femoral Artery . " further that Barker returned to duty within three months with the wound unhealed . Card shows very hard use . Bogardus , Photographer , 363 Broadway , New York .
Price: $150.00
