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Pennock Huey and John T. Piggott, Jr., daguerreotype
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MCW_MDCH_11-08-30_DON0008_0015
Creator
unknown
Title
Pennock
Huey
and
John
T
.
Piggott
,
Jr.
,
daguerreotype
Subject
Huey, Pennock, 1828-1903
Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Piggott, John T., Jr., 1840-1904
Soldiers--United States--Portraits
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865)
Description
Daguerreotype
of
Pennock
Huey
(left)
and
J
.
Piggott
(John
T
.
Piggott
,
Jr.)
(right)
circa
1861
.
Both
served
in the
8th
Pennsylvania
Cavalry
during
the
Civil
War
.
Date Original
ca. 1861
Biographical/Historical Note
Pennock
Huey
(1828-1903)
was
born
in
Chester
County
,
Pennsylvania
, the
son
of
Jacob
Huey
, a
farmer
, and his
wife
Sarah
.
According
to
official
records
, he
enlisted
in and
received
his
commission
as
full
captain
in the
8th
Pennsylvania
Cavalry
on
September
17
,
1861
. He was
promoted
to
full
major
on
January
1
,
1892
and to
full
colonel
on
June
25
,
1863
. On
May
3
,
1863
,
during
the
Battle
of
Chancellorsville
, he
led
the
8th
Pennsylvania
Cavalry
in a
desperate
charge
that
resulted
in the
death
of
3
officers
and
30
men
. A
year
later
(June
24
,
1864)
he was
captured
at the
Battle
of
St
.
Mary's
Church
and
imprisoned
at
various
locations
near
Columbia
,
South
Carolina
,
including
Roper
Hospital
. On
December
9
,
1864
, he was
paroled
during
a
prisoner
exchange
and
returned
to the
8th
Pennsylvania
Cavalry
. On
January
23
,
1865
, he was
mustered
out
, and on
March
13
,
1865
, he
received
promotion
to
Brevet
Brigadier-General
.
After
the
war
he
married
Elizabeth
Waln
Wistar
and
became
a
businessman
.
John
T
.
Piggott
,
Jr.
, was
born
near
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
in
1840
and
enlisted
in the
8th
Pennsylvania
Cavalry
August
19
,
1861
.
Promoted
to
captain
December
23
,
1863
, he was
captured
along
with his
friend
and
fellow
officer
Colonel
Pennock
Huey
at the
Battle
of
St
.
Mary's
Church
in
Virginia
June
24
,
1864
. He was
held
as a
prisoner
of
war
at
various
military
prisons
near
Columbia
,
South
Carolina
until
December
1864
,
when
he was
swapped
during
a
prisoner
exchange
and
returned
to his
unit
. He was
discharged
January
23
,
1865
. He
died
May
18
,
1904
and
is
buried
in
Woodlands
Cemetery
in
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
.
Extent
1 scan
Format
Digital reproduction of 1 daguerreotype, 5 x 8 cm.
Publisher
Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Digital
2011-08-31
Type
Image
Coverage
1861-1870
Relation
Is Part Of The Civil War in Your Attic
Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
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provided
to The
Civil
War
in
Your
Attic
Project
by
J
.
Wistar
("Pete")
Huey
III
,
digital
donor
number
MCW_MDCH_11-08-30_DON0008
Rights
Permission to publish is required. Please contact Michael Scott, Digitization Supervisor/MDCH Coordinator, Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-545-6342, mdch@prattlibrary.org.
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