Title: Corporal

Identifier: 0172-b2a-fh-i9   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/878)

Description: Martin County farmer John Conrad Getsinger, Sr., a native of Wurttemburg, Germany, participated as a sergeant in Company E of the 1st Regiment of N.C. Volunteers during the Mexican War (1847-1848). This colored sketch of a uniformed soldier with sword is from his sketchbook made during his stay in Mexico.