Farnsworth was wounded both at Gettysburg, Pa. and Laurel Hill, Va.
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Ezra S. Farnsworth from Newton, Massachusetts was a 32 year old Broker who enlisted in July of 1862 as the 1st Sergeant of Company K, 32nd MVM. He was discharged on May of 1865, having seen way too much of “The Elephant.”
Farnsworth was a 2nd Lieutenant at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, fighting with the regiment in the area of the Wheatfield, where the regiment suffered heavy casualties (79 killed and wounded out of 227 reporting for duty). He recovered shortly after, returning for duty, and again during the Battle at Laurel Hill, Va. (an extension of the Wilderness) was again wounded in an advance and retreat. This excerpt is taken from the History of the 32nd MVM,
“The advance had been disastrous, but as usual the retreat was far more so. In the 32d five bearers fell before the colors reached the old position behind our works; of the 190 men who advanced in the regimental line, 103 were killed or wounded, and from the time that they left the works until the remnant had returned, less than thirty minutes had elapsed. Among our wounded were Lieutenants Lauriat, Hudson, and Farnsworth, Adjutant Kingsbury, and Captains Bancroft and Hamilton; the latter of whom died two months later of his wounds.”
This officer had gone through the ranks, beginning as 1st Sergeant to Major on April 9, 1865.
The CDV was taken by B.F. Reimer, Philadelphia, circa winter of 1863-64. There is a signature at the bottom of the mount, “Lieut. E. S. Farnsworth” in pencil. There is another period signature on the back in pencil, “Mr. Farnsworth.” I am not certain of the signature being his or another’s identification, but my thought runs to the latter.
Lieutenant Farnsworth appears to be in the rank of 2nd Lt. in this photo. He is armed with a Non-regulation sword, and his chasseur pattern cap has the infantry horn, and 5th Corps insignia on it. Corners are clipped, but overall in very good sharp image. This came from an album predominantly 24th New Jersey Volunteers.
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