Captain George W. Ahl and Twelve Officers at Fort Delaware


Captain George W. Ahl and Twelve Officers at Fort Delaware

Grab to Zoom



Photograph of Captain George W. Ahl and twelve officers in front of Ahl's residence at Fort Delaware, photographed by Philadelphia studio, Gihon and Rixon. Image of both the front and reverse of the photograph. All but one of the officers is identified at the bottom as follows (left to right): Lieut. Hall; Capt Mlotkowski; Lieut. McConnell; Lieut Kelley; Major H.S. Burton; Capt. J.J. Young; Capt. Carter; Lieut. Ashton; Capt. ----; Lieut. A.G.Kerr; Capt. G.W. Ahl; Lieut. Rinecke; Lieut. Chas. Hawkins. A few hands have written on the reverse of this photograph over the years. One wrote: "Residence of Capt. George W. Ahl at Fort Delaware, Delaware where he was stationed during The Civil War. Mamma was with him." Source: Delaware Historical Society Collections.

Navigation Previous Page Pages Home Next Page