Photograph of Lt. Col. Franklin H. Clack, CSA, 1828-1864WLU.Coll.PP.0091Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and ArchivesThis finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-18 07:01:58 -0500.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Photograph of Lt. Col. Franklin H. Clack, CSA, 1828-1864 Nicholson, Robert Livingston WLU.Coll.PP.0091 /repositories/5/resources/786 2 Item 1945 English Scope and Contents

This collection consists of an 8 x 11 photograph on board of Lt. Col. Franklin H. Clack of Louisiana in his Confederate uniform with the rnk of captain. The image is a 1945 copy of a retouched original photograph of Clack. The photo was copied by the Underwood Studios of Kansas City, Missouri. It is a 3/4 standing view. The photograph was given to Washington and Lee University in 1945 and was accompanied by a letter which details Clack's service records. The letter mentions that the original photograph was taken on March 30, 1862. Clack died as a result of a wound received on April 24, 1864.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The photograph was a gift of Robert Livingston Nicholson of Kansas City Missouri.

United States -- Confederate States of America Portrait photography Clack, Franklin H., Lieutenant Colonel Nicholson, Robert Livingston Photograph/repositories/5/archival_objects/316501