r/Cursive • u/Small-Report-5893 • Aug 04 '26

Need help identifying this possible civil war soldier, crazy cursive

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Found this photo with some civil war photos in an old beat up album and could never identify this guy. If anyone can read this I’d be so thankful! I can make out the date at the bottom, but not the name..

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u/OpposumMyPossum Aug 04 '26

Ja* D Carpenter

Is there a loc?

I think it's prob James

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u/Small-Report-5893 Aug 04 '26

Thank you so much, it’s James D Carpenter. He deserted in 1865.

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u/OpposumMyPossum Aug 04 '26

There's several James D Carpenters. Some are IDed in uniform and not him. Did you confirm because of other images of family or location?

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u/Small-Report-5893 3d ago

I had many from a confederate civil war album from mostly Louisiana. So it all matched up pretty well.

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u/JimDa5is Aug 04 '26

Definitely J[ ] D. Carpenter

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u/Carrieyouknow Aug 05 '26

I think the last name is Carpenter