Daguerreotype portrait of Sumner Henry Needham (1828-1861), a member of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment and a victim of the Pratt Street Riot of 1861. A native of Bethel, Maine, he was living in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1861 when his militia regiment was dispatched to Washington, D.C. to aid in the defense of the nation's capital…

Portrait of Sumner Henry Needham

Description

Daguerreotype portrait of Sumner Henry Needham (1828-1861), a member of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment and a victim of the Pratt Street Riot of 1861. A native of Bethel, Maine, he was living in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1861 when his militia regiment was dispatched to Washington, D.C. to aid in the defense of the nation's capital against Confederate attack. While crossing Baltimore, he was struck down by pro-Confederate rioters on East Pratt Street. At the time of his death, Private Needham was married to Hannah M. Johnson (1837-1898), with whom he had a son, Sumner Henry (1861-1934).

Date

undated

Collection Number

CSPH

Dimensions

2 3/8 x 2 3/4 inches

Object ID

CSPH 228

Resource ID

17626

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.