1861-1864 Civil War Armed Identified Soldier William D. Stumbough Orrstown, Pa. For Sale

Quarter plate tintype of a Civil War Solder armed with a rifleWearing a uniform with buckle and cross leather strap which goes across his right front of chestThe rifle is taller than the soldier from the point of view of the Bayonet pointHe stands in front of a backdrop with painted scene such as tents and cannonsIdentified on the back with a piece of paper and his name William D. StumboughOrrstown PennsylvaniaThere is some engraving on the back of the tintype but I can\'t make it out ...it may be an address street or something?Housed under a mat and preserver with glassNo case came with thisI have owned this piece at least 40 yearsThe following is an internet excerpt on the 77th regiment and it is possible that W.D.Stombaugh or his brother was involved in Shiloh found in internet site Accessible Archives:

This volume and it’s illustrations document the history of theSeventy-seventh Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers as well as details about their daily life in the Civil War. The latter part of the book tackles the task of correcting popular misconceptions about the battle at Shiloh in a chapter calledShiloh Misunderstood.

The Northeast Regimental Histories are now searchable via your Accessible Archives account if your organization has access,

The Creation of the Regiment

On the first day of August, 1861, Frederick S. Stumbaugh of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, received authority from the War Department to raise a regiment to be composed of one company of artillery and eight companies of infantry. He began recruiting at once. The companies for the regiment were recruited in the counties of Allegheny, Erie, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lancaster and Luzerne. Thus the central, northern, eastern, southern and western parts of the State were represented in this regiment.

A general rendezvous was established at “Camp Slifer,” Chambersburg, so named in honor of the Hon. Eli Slifer, then Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pursuant to orders, the regiment left “Camp Slifer” on October 6, 1861, and went by rail to Camp Wilkins at Pittsburg, Pa., where it was organized, armed, equipped and mustered into the United States’ service on the eighth day of October, 1861. It was thereafter known as the Seventy-seventh Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers.

Frederick S. Stumbaugh was chosen Colonel. Peter B. Housum, of Chambersburg, Pa., who had recruited about one hundred men, for the artillery company was made Lieutenant Colonel, and Stephen N. Bradford, of Luzerne county, was commissioned Major.

(anyway there are a number of Stumbaugh\'s when googling his name)
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