Photograph of Charles Remond Douglass (ca. 1864)

Photograph of Charles Remond Douglass (ca. 1864)

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Topic 2.23

A photograph of Charles Remond Douglass (ca. 1864)

A black-and-white photograph of a serious young Black man in a military uniform (dark coat, white gloves, light-colored pants with a dark racing stripe) holding a sheathed sword


Source: A photograph of Charles Remond Douglass (1844–1920) in his military uniform taken by an unidentified photographer, ca. 1864. (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University)

Charles Remond Douglass was the fourth child and youngest son of Frederick and Anna Douglass. He served as a corporal in the famed Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and as first sergeant in the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry.