John S. French

ME 5th Infantry Regiment
Company B.

John S. French, who joined the 5th Maine Infantry Regiment as a private in spring 1861, was a commissioned officer by the time this photo was taken sometime after mid-June 1863. He was a naturally talented soldier who rose through the ranks to lead men into battle at Rappahannock Station, Va. that November. John S. French was shot and killed during the battle; he was among the seven 5th Maine Infantry soldiers lost that night.

Source: http://bangordailynews.com/2012/01/09/living/john-french-avoided-the-temptations-that-awaited-union-soldiers/