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Title: Unidentified Portrait
Description: Unidentified portrait photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: J. H. B. Dunnegin
Description: Portrait of J. H. B. Dunnegin in suit and tie with a medal pinned to the left breast. According to the "History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties, Missouri" (1889), James J. Akard's mother's maiden name was Dunnegan. The correct spelling is not known, but written on the back is, "J. H. B. Dunnegin."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: James J. Akard
Description: James J. Akard was born July 7, 1838, in Polk County, Missouri. He was captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War. After the war he was elected to the state legislature and held other important Polk County positions including sheriff, collector and clerk of the county court. He died in 1919. Mounted photo on light grey stock.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: James J. Akard
Description: James J. Akard was born July 7, 1838, in Polk County, Missouri. He was captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War. After the war he was elected to the state legislature and held other important Polk County positions including sheriff, collector and clerk of the county court. He died in 1919. Handwritten on the back reads: "John Akard." The back side has an ornate design surrounding and with part of the text: "Instantaneous/Process/Used Exclusively/ Artistic/J. B. Drake,/Photography/Ground Floor Studio,/ Bolivar,/ Mo./Duplicates can be had at anytime."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Winter Street Scene
Description: Unidentified street scene found in the James J. Akard collection. Akard was captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War. Photograph is mounted on grey stock.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: J. Morris Young
Description: Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten on the front is, "Yours truly/J. Morris Young." Printed on the back is "J. A. Scholten/Photographer,/301 & 303 North 5th St./Cor. of Olive/Entrance 509 Olive St./St. Louis, MO."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: D. M. Stuart
Description: Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten in ink on the front at the bottom is, "Your true friend, D. M. Stuart."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Scheirenberg
Description: Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. "Scheirenberg" is handwritten on front of photo.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: James J. Akard
Description: James J. Akard was born July 7, 1838, in Polk County, Missouri. He was captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War. After the war he was elected to the state legislature and held other important Polk County positions including sheriff, collector and clerk of the county court. He died in 1919. Mounted photo on grey stock and engraved at the bottom "Drake, Bolivar, Mo." Handwritten on the back in pencil, " Mr. Jim Akard, Stockton, Mo."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William Lawson
Description: Photograph in Akard collection. Relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten on the front of the photo is "Wm. Lawson."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Saml Smith
Description: Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten on the front is, "Saml Smith." It is assumed that Saml is an abbreviated form for Samuel.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Unidentified Portrait
Description: Unidentified portrait photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Francis P. Becker
Description: Signed in ink on the front at the bottom, "Yours truly, Francis P. Becker." His relationship to Captain James J. Akard is unknown. Printed on the back is, "A. Wolfrom,/Photographer,/1300 & 1302 South Fifth St.,/Cor. of Rutger Street,/Saint Louis./Formerly with/John A. Scholten."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General Sedgewick
Description: John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War, killed by a Confederate sharp-shooter at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
Date: 1860~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Unknown Civil War Lieutenant
Description: The relationship of this lieutenant to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. The handwritten name at the bottom of the photo is not legible.
Date: 1860~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: G. B. Shubert
Description: Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten on the front is, "Yours truly, G. B. Shubert." Printed on the back is "J. O. Jewett,/Photographer/Lebanon MO."
Date: 1860~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Col. Brutsche
Description: John D. Brutsche served with Captain James J. Akard as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry.
Date: 1860~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Charles Wakefield
Description: Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten on the front is, "Chas. Wakefield."
Date: 1860~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William C. Haman
Description: Captain William C. Haman was in Company C of the Missouri State Militia, 8th Regiment Cavalry; Akard was captain of Company A. Front of the photograph is handwritten, "Capt. Haman." Printed on the back is "Avey & Scholten,/Photographers,/Springfield, Mo." Handwritten on the back is "Wm. C. Haman, Capt. Co. C/8th M.S.M. Cav."
Date: 1860~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General George H. Thomas
Description: George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
Date: 1860~
Object Type: Photograph

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