Title
Leonard Fulton Ross
Subject
American Civil War (1861-1865)
United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861-1866)
Soldiers
Adjutants
Ross, Leonard Fulton
Description
In his portrait, Leonard Ross is in his Union military jacket. He was a colonel in the 17th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was in charge of the Yazoo Pass Expedition and guarded Vicksburg from the north. Ross was from Lewistown, Fulton County. The photograph is faded along the edges, forming an oval around his face and top of his jacket. This image was taken in 1862 at St. Louis, Missouri and copied in 1887.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
404527
Logan Collection
AV- 1956.1.1213
Original Format
cabinet card
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
16.5 x 10.75 cm