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Posted On: July 13th 2026, 12:59 am
Corporal Harry Curry, who guarded the colors of the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry as his regiment repelled Confederate attacks against Little Round Top on July 2, 1863.
He returned home to Pittsburgh after the Civil War, where he became a business partner of Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick. In 2026 his likeness returned to Little Round Top for the first time, likely, since the dedication of his regiment’s monument in the late 19th century.
This particular cabinet card is a “photoshopped” version of young Curry that was included in the 155th Pennsylvania’s regimental history, Under the Maltese Cross (1910), published a decade after his death.
He returned home to Pittsburgh after the Civil War, where he became a business partner of Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick. In 2026 his likeness returned to Little Round Top for the first time, likely, since the dedication of his regiment’s monument in the late 19th century.
This particular cabinet card is a “photoshopped” version of young Curry that was included in the 155th Pennsylvania’s regimental history, Under the Maltese Cross (1910), published a decade after his death.
Comments (4)
13 days agorevoltedstates
That is fantastic! I assume those stylized versions were created specifically for the book, right? I wonder how common it was to produce cabinet cards of them. I can’t think of another example I’ve seen, but they must be out there
13 days agobrooksdsimpson
Of course, they weren't wearing the Zouave uniforms at Gettysburg. Only their buddies to the left (146th NY) were.
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