DateCirca 1894
MediumSilver Gelatin Print; Mounted
Dimensions4 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (11.4 × 19.1 cm)
Object number1965.119.8
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionSargent Charles Gill and family standing in front of their home at Fort Rodman. Left to right: John, Bernard, Katherine, Sgt. Gill, Mary and Mrs. Gill.

Sgt. Gill for several years, was the only Army person at the Fort and was a care-taker. As a young boy he ran away from home to join the Army during the Civil War. Later he served at Western forts, sometimes fighting the Indians.
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