CDV of Union Soldier Benton Jones of the 141st Illinois Infantry Co. F

CDV of Private Benton Jones, Company F, 141st Illinois Infantry – Period Pencil Inscription
 
Benton Jones served as a Union soldier in Company F, 141st Illinois Volunteer Infantry. This carte-de-visite (CDV) presents a clear bust portrait of Jones in regulation Federal uniform, offering good detail of his features and attire.
The reverse of the card bears a contemporary pencil inscription identifying the soldier as “Benton Jones, Co. F, 141st Ill. Inf.” This period identification adds important provenance and makes the image a solid, well-documented example of an Illinois infantry soldier.
 
The 141st Illinois Infantry was a 100-day regiment raised in 1864 for emergency service, primarily performing guard and garrison duty in Kentucky and along vital railroad lines in the Western Theater.
 
This identified CDV with original pencil inscription provides a direct connection to a short-term Illinois volunteer and would make a nice addition to any collection of identified Union soldiers or Illinois Civil War photography.