History:This is an upper torso view of man facing front. He is wearing a black jacket and white shirt. The portrait was primed before use. The artist's signature is in the lower left corner. The portrait is mounted in a decorative wooden gold leaf frame. This is one of a pair; see portrait 80.39.2
Notes:Charles Herbert Clements was born March 9, 1838 in Republican Grove, Halifax County, VA. He married Harriet Helen Barksdale. Harriet Helen Barksdale was Confederate General Barksdale's second cousin. He died December 3, 1920 in Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee. There is a Photograph of a much younger Charles H. Clements taken by Mathew B. Brady in Richmond, Virginia. Held By the National Archives Collection of Mathew B. Brady Civil War Photographs: Numbered B-4526 Titled Hon. Clements. Charles H. Clements was an officer (hence the Hon. title in front of his surname), and it was customary for an officer to be photographed out of uniform by Mathew Brady. Enlisted at Republican Grove, Virginia on 6 Apr 1861, his rank at enlistment was 3rd Corporal. and Mustered/Enlisted in Davis Rifle Guards Company F, Virginia 38th Infantry Regiment on 04 Jun 1861. This regiment was mostly recruited from the Pittsylvania County area and, thus, was known as the "Pittsylvania Regiment." Company F, the "Davis Rifle Guard", was organized at Republican Grove in neighboring Halifax County and officially entered Confederate Service on June 4, 1861. Interestingly Charles Herbert Clement was enlisted as a 3rd Corporal officer and was continuously promoted during the war, to Full 1st Sergeant on 01 Jul 1863 and then promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 27 Aug 1864. This was no small feat as there was a considerable turnover of officers in this regiment. A majority of the officers were demoted and some were wounded, killed, or not re-elected. Charles Herbert Clement served the Confederate State of Virginia and survived the war.
