Milton Robinson in GAR Uniform
Title |
Milton Robinson in GAR Uniform |
Owning Institution |
Indiana Historical Society |
Use Statement |
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Required Credit Line |
Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society |
Item ID |
M1078_P_BOX6_FOLDER14_MILTON_ROBINSON |
Description |
Milton Robinson is pictured in his Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) uniform sitting outdoors on a sunny day. Robinson was born in Kentucky in 1840 and escaped slavery, coming to Indiana to enlist in the Union Army before being sent to Massachusetts. He became a member of the well-known 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry lead by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. The 54th Mass. was organized during the Civil War, the second regiment of African American troops, then known as Colored Troops. Mr. Robinson was a long time resident of Indianapolis after the Civil War and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army. He helped contribute information to Martha Nicholson McKay's book When the Tide Turned in the Civil War. |
Subject |
African Americans African Americans--History Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans Veterans Grand Army of the Republic |
Date |
Circa 1900 |
Time Period |
1900s (1900-1909) |
Geographic Location |
Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis |
Source Collection Name |
Brandt and Helen Mckay Steele Collection |
Source Collection Number |
M1078 |
Digital Collection Name |
African American History Collection |
Digital Collection Number |
dc022 |
Format of Original |
Photographic print, b&w |
Size of Original |
3 x 4 in. |
Digital Format |
JP2000 |
Resolution |
600 ppi |
Notes |
This portrait was likley given to Martha Nicholson McKay by Milton Robinson while she was doing research for her book When the Tide Turned in the Civil War. |
Type |
Image |
Copyright Notice |
Digital Image 2019 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
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