I received a message from a librarian for the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection at Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana that said: "Among the items in our collection is a photograph album of cartes-de-visite that includes 22 photos of Civil War soldiers. We have been able to identify 10 of those, all of whom served in the 27th Iowa. The item descriptions for those photos include mention of the 27th Iowa. The remaining 12, mostly officers, have not been identified, but I suspect most if not all served in the 27th Iowa."
They have allowed me to post the photos on my website in the hopes that someone might be able to identify them. All of these soldiers (except LN-1927) are officers. The first 3 photos are high ranking officers (as denoted by the double breasted uniform). The other officers would be Captains or Lieutenants (single breasted uniforms).
If you recognize any of the following soldiers, please let me know. It is so sad to think that these soldiers might belong to the 27th Iowa and no one knows who they are.
Image LN-1883 Image LN-1889
Image LN-1919 Image LN-1898
Image LN-1900 Image LN-1920
Image LN-1923 Image LN-1931
Image LN-1935 Image LN-1936
Image LN-1939 Image LN-1927