CDV of Union Soldier Francis W. Haynes of the 43rd Massachusetts Infantry

This carte de visite (CDV)depicts Francis W. Haynes, a Union soldier who served as a corporal and later sergeant in Company D of the 43rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (a nine-months' regiment raised in 1862).
 
The portrait shows Haynes in full Union regulation uniform, in his frock coat with sergeant's chevrons. The image retains good clarity and contrast, with sharp detail in the facial features, uniform insignia, and buttons, characteristic of high-quality studio photography from the period.
 
The CDV is in good overall condition, exhibiting only light, even wear consistent with age, minor edge rubbing from period handling. There are no significant creases, tears, heavy soiling, or major blemishes.
 
Francis W. Haynes, born in 1841 in Boston, Massachusetts, resided in Dedham, MA, where he worked as a 22-year-old clerk prior to enlistment. He enlisted on August 25, 1862, and mustered into Company D, 43rd Massachusetts Infantry, on September 12, 1862, as a corporal. He was promoted to sergeant on June 1, 1863, and mustered out with his regiment on July 30, 1863, at Readville, Massachusetts. Postwar, he was a member of GAR Post #144 (Charles W. Carroll) in Dedham, indicating his continued involvement in veterans' affairs.
 
The 43rd Massachusetts served primarily in North Carolina under General John G. Foster, participating in key operations including duty at New Bern; Foster's Expedition to Goldsboro (December 11–20, 1862), with engagements at Kinston (December 14), Whitehall (December 16), and Goldsboro (December 17); expeditions to Trenton, Rocky Run, and Core Creek; the relief of Little Washington; and later movements to Fort Monroe, White House, Baltimore, and Sandy Hook before returning to Massachusetts. The regiment suffered minimal combat losses (3 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded) but recorded 12 deaths from disease, for a total of 15 fatalities during its brief service.