Zabdiel Boylston Adams (1829-1902)
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Title
Zabdiel Boylston Adams (1829-1902)
Subject
Adams, Zabdiel Boylston, 1829-1902
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Albumen prints
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
United States. Army. -- Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1864)
Description
A graduate of Harvard Medical School in 1853, Zabdiel Boylston Adams enlisted in 1861, joining the 7th Massachusetts Volunteers as an assistant surgeon. He was later a captain with the 56th Massachusetts Volunteers. Adams was wounded at Orange Plank Road during the Battle of the Wilderness and taken captive, spending four months in Confederate prisons in Virginia. After the war he had a medical practice in Framingham, Mass. and was medical examiner of the Eighth Middlesex District from 1890 to 1902. He was an ardent advocate of vaccination.
Abstract
Head and shoulders vignette of Zabdiel Boylston Adams (1829-1902).
Creator
Black, J. W. (photographer)
Date Created
1863
Rights
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Access Rights
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Relation
View the online catalog record for the Zabdiel Boylston Adams papers.
Is Part Of
Boston Society for Medical Improvement (Mass.). Album of members and other distinguished physicians, 1872, f 1.Eb.3, No. 101.
Format
image
Extent
1 photographic print
Medium
Albumen print
Type
still image
Identifier
DigID0001523
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Physical Dimensions
2.5" x 4"
Files
Collection
Citation
Black, J. W. (photographer), “Zabdiel Boylston Adams (1829-1902),” OnView, accessed May 4, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6048.