Item contributed by Massachusetts Historical Society
Born about 1836, Netson enlisted in the 54th Massachusetts on April 4, 1863. He served in Company E as a musician. While helping a wounded soldier at the Battle of Olustee, horses pulling an artillery caisson knocked him over. Netson sustained an injury to his left eye and back that bothered him for the rest of his life. He died in 1912 in Connecticut.
About item:
Tintype, circa 1863-1864, 10.5 cm x 8 cm.
From the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment photographs.
Photo. 72.7.
