I look to the expertise of my esteemed and learned colleagues for direction on my particular dilemma. I have a portrait of an old gentleman in a Civil War uniform wearing a hat with a laurel wreath encircling 3 unreadable letters with the number 35 at the top of the wreath. Does anyone recognize this emblem or can someone point me to a place where that deals with military insignia? It is probable that the man is a Gould or a Post and it would be so helpful to identify him. This portrait is among many in an album that was formerly owned by the Post family of Newfoundland and includes many unidentified persons. Those who are identified, in addition to the Moses Post family, are: Julia Evans and her five children (3 girls and two boys); Lydia and Emma Cahill, 'Miss' Hoffman, the Mitchell Family, David King, Mary Fredericks, Hannah Smith, Emma Utter, Lydia Van Dun, 'Lottie,' Frank and Julia (Cahill) Vreeland, and Walter Vreeland. I would like to share these photos (which I date to be within the 1858-1910 timeframe) with anyone for whom they would have meaning. I have been trying to put together as much information as possible on the Gould, Post, Cahill, Vreeland and Utter families of Newfoundland in an attempt to identify the wonderful old portraits and tintypes. I would so appreciate hearing from anyone who can provide data on these specific families. Kind regards, Myra Vreeland Lane