A bearded man wearing a dark civilian coat is depicted in this albumen carte-de-visite, produced at Lazelle's Photographic Studio, 358 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts. He gazes slightly upward and to his left with a composed expression, his full beard and mustache neatly grown. Two fraternal or commemorative pins with portrait medallions are visible on his lapels, flanking the two primary suspended medals at the center of his chest.<BR><BR>The left medal consists of a two-star bar pin suspending a ribbon and a six-pointed star badge consistent with a Grand Army of the Republic membership medal. The right medal features an ornate top bar suspending a chain-linked panel inscribed "37 MASS VI" above a cross-form badge with open square ornamentation, identifying the subject as a veteran of the 37th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Both medals are rendered with sharp detail in the close-up image provided.<BR><BR>The 37th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry served in the Army of the Potomac from 1862 through the end of the war, participating in major engagements including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Overland Campaign. The regiment was among the first Union infantry units issued the Spencer repeating rifle, and at the Battle of Sailor's Creek in April 1865, a private of the 37th was credited with capturing Confederate Major General Custis Lee, eldest son of Robert E. Lee.<BR><BR>The reverse bears the embossed imprint of Lazelle's Photographic Studio, 358 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, with penciled notations reading "3" and what appears to be "1/65" in the upper area.