Posts Tagged ‘Falmouth Virginia’

Lord Abinger seated second row left. Can you identify the others?

A very close friend of mine has given me a challenge, and I am passing it on to you. He sent me the photographic image you see with this blog.  It is a group of what appear to be American Civil War officers, one British observer officer (Diced headband on his forage cap), and possibly two other observers or American officers in civilian clothing lying down in front.

My friend is the archivist for the Scots Guards at Wellington Barracks in London. The British chap in the image is Lord Abinger (William F. Scarlett, 3rd Baron Abinger, Lt. Col., Scots Fusilier Guards – former name of the Scots Guards).  The image is purported to have been taken at Falmouth, Virginia, in 1863. The challenge is to identify the officers and others in civilian clothing appearing with Lord Abinger in the image.

Can you assist in this worthy cause ?