Johann Christoph Julius Langbein

He was a thirteen-year-old drummer boy when he enlisted with the Ninth New York Infantry Volunteers, Hawkins' Zouaves, on May 4, 1861, and he left the Regiment about 2 years later, in 1863. He later received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Camden, NC, in April 1862.

After later attending law school and opening his own practice, he served as an assemblyman in the New York State legislature and as judge of the Seventh Judicial District Court.

The photograph above is from a standing pose CDV for sale by auction in December 2009 from Heritage Auction Galleries.

9/22/1846 in GERMANY

1/28/1910; burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, the Bronx, NY