Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives
204 W. Washington St.Lexington, VA 24450
specialcollections@wlu.edu
URL: http://library.wlu.edu/specialcollections
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of an 8 x 11 photograph on board of Lt. Col. Franklin H. Clack of Louisiana in his Confederate captains uniform. The image is a 1945 copy of a retouched original photograph of Clack. It is a 3/4 standing view. The photograph was given to Washington and Lee University in 1945 and was accompanied by a letter which details Clack's service records. The letter mentions that the original photograph was taken on March 30, 1862. Clack died as a result of a wound on April 24, 1864.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Clack, Franklin H., Lieutenant Colonel
- Nicholson, Robert Livingston
- Portrait photography
- United States -- Confederate States of America
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Clack, Franklin H., Lieutenant Colonel
- Nicholson, Robert Livingston
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- United States -- Confederate States of America