Soldiers

The Civil War Collection at Forbes Library includes a rich variety of resources on the area men who fought in the war, including more than 200 cabinet card portraits of members of the local chapters of the Grand Army of the Republic. The region sent five military companies into battle, including Company C of the 10th Massachusetts Regiment, Company A of the 27th Massachusetts Regiment, Companies C & G of the 37th Massachusetts Regiment and Company C of the 52nd Regiment.

Included in this section are photographic portraits of a selection of Northampton men who served in the Civil War. The original Cabinet Card portraits were believed to be taken or collected primarily in the 1880s and all are believed to be local members of Grand Army of the Republic chapters.