- Date:
- 1865
- Original Format:
- Glass Negative Print
- Item#:
- MES17121
- Photographer:
- Mathew Brady
Abner Clark Harding (1807-1874)
At the outbreak of the Civil War Abner Harding enlisted as a private in the 83rd Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Later he was commissioned colonel and in 1863 was promoted to brigadier general. Harding was elected as a Republican representative to Congress (1865-69).