James Welch ,
2nd Lieutenant , Company " G " , 8th Vermont Infantry . Service late 1861 ~ early 1865 . Sergent , promoted 2nd Lieutenant mid 1863 . Taken prisoner at Bootie Station , Louisiana September 4th 1862 . Held at Camp Pratt , Louisiana , during which time he contracted erysipelas . He was treated by his tent mate with medicine obtained from a Confederate surgeon . Paroled November 1st , and exchanged January 10th 1863 . Wounded on the skirmish line commanding his company at Cedar Creek October 18th 1864 . The wound was severe , a bullet passing through his left leg below the knee . Welch received an Invalid Pension in 1865 , and it was increased in 1869 in response to the condition of the wound . James Welch died at Randolph , Vermont of cancer September 2nd 1890 . Abbie M . Welch , his wife died January 28th 1895 . They were married at Randolph in 1849 . Carte shows use . Mount is trimmed . L . T . Sparhawk , Photographer , West Randolph , Vt .
Price: $150.00
