Identifier	MCW_MDCH_11-07-16_DON0003_0002
Creator	unknown
Title	Seldon Frank Craig calling card
Subject	Craig, Seldon F., 1837-1899 United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1863). Company A United States. Army. Michigan Artillery Regiment, 6th (1863-1865) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Description	Calling card of Captain Seldon Frank Craig of the U.S. Army 6th Michigan Infantry regiment, which later became the U.S. Army Sixth Michigan Heavy Artillery.
Transcript	Capt S F Craig
Date Original	[undated]
Biographical/Historical Note	Seldon Frank Craig was born February 24, 1837 in Meredith, New Hampshire. He enlisted in the regular army and served in the Utah War, also known as the Mormon Campaign. After completing his service, he was discharged and on his way home when the Civil War broke out. He helped to organize a group of volunteers at Niles, Michigan and enlisted in the U.S. Army Sixth Michigan Infantry Regiment, Company A as second lieutenant. During the course of the war, the regiment became the Sixth Michigan Heavy Artillery. In 1861, Craig's regiment came to Baltimore and was stationed at McKim's Hill for most of a year. While in Baltimore, Craig met his wife, Virginia Garland Moore. Ultimately, the regiment was moved to New Orleans and became part of General Butler's forces. Capt. Craig (promoted to Captain in 1863) took part in the battles of Baton Rouge and Red River. He was never wounded, but once got a bullet through his cap. After the war, Craig returned to Baltimore where he worked as a foreman for the Isaac A. Sheppard and Company, and later as a designer and remodeler for the B.C. Bibb Stove Company. He died in February 1899.
Extent	1 scan
Format	Digital reproduction of 1 card, 6 x 9 cm.
Publisher	Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Digital	2011-07-16
Language	English
Type	Image Text
Coverage	1861-1870
Relation	Is Part Of The Civil War in Your Attic Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Related items	Item provided to The Civil War in Your Attic Project by Norma J. Moore, digital donor number MCW_MDCH_11-07-16_DON0003
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