Name/Title
Sereno Lewis Bishop PortraitEntry/Object ID
2026.09.0001Tags
Civil WarDescription
Carte-de-visite portrait of Sereno Lewis Bishop (1843–1923), age 20, a Private in the 110th New York Infantry Regiment, United States Army, during the American Civil War. Bishop served with his regiment at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas from 1864 to 1865, where Union troops garrisoned the strategically important coastal fortress and military prison.
The photograph was produced by Duncan Moffat at Moffatt Studios on Duval Street, Key West, making it a significant example of Civil War-era photography from the southernmost Union outpost. The sitter is depicted in Union military uniform.
The verso bears a canceled United States two-cent Revenue Tax stamp, indicating payment of the federal tax levied on photographs under the Internal Revenue Acts during the Civil War.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Carte de VisiteSubject Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeCollection
Tennessee Williams CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Moffatt, DuncanRole
PhotographerStudio
Moffat StudioDate made
circa 1865Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Carte-de-visiteNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
Good
