Orlando Scott Goff was born on September 10, 1843 in Middletown, CT, the youngest of 5 children born to Alfred Goff and Adaline L. (Giddings) Goff. He was a carriage maker by trade when enlisting in the 10th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army on Oct. 1, 1861. He enlisted with the rank of sergeant in Company D. The 10th served in North and South Carolina, Florida, and Virginia.
On Oct. 13, 1864, the 10th joined a brigade commanded by Col. Frances Pond in charging a line of Confederate earthworks on Darbytown Road near Richmond, VA. They were defeated and Orlando Goff was shot during the fight in the right breast. He was in recovery for about two and one-half months in a hospital at Ft. Monroe, VA. Following his release from the hospital, he was promoted to 1st sergeant and later was promoted to 2nd lieutenant. He mustered out of service on August 25, 1865.
He then spent about six months in Connecticut after which he moved to Lyons, NY for two and one-half years. From there, he moved to Portage, WI where he stayed until moving to Yankton, Dakota Territory in 1871. He moved from Yankton to Burleigh County, Dakota Territory in 1872.
He learned photography in Lyons, NY and Portage, WI and he established a photograph gallery in Bismarck, Dakota Territory in 1873. In 1874, he joined with a partner and relocated to Fort Abraham Lincoln. In 1875, he returned to Bismarck. He is credited with taking the last photograph of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and officers and men of the 7th Cavalry before the Battle of the Little Big Horn in June, 1876 and the first photo of Chief Sitting Bull.
He married Anna "Annie" E. Eaton in the fall of 1875 in Connecticut following her graduation from the Sherwood School of Music. They returned to Ft. Abraham Lincoln. They had a daughter, Bessie, on Sept. 20, 1878. Mr. Goff was elected a trustee and named to serve on the claims committee for the Life and Accident Assn. of Michigan. He was elected to the Bismarck City Council 1882 and again in 1883. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Bismarck in 1884. He was a founding member of the town's Chamber of Commerce, a founding member of the local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, and an active Mason.
He practiced his photography trade throughout portions of Dakota Territory and Montana for several years. By the fall of 1898, he had established a photography studio in Havre, MT. He was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 1906. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Idaho and left the photography profession. He died in Boise, ID on Oct. 17, 1916 and was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery. Following his death, his wife, Annie, moved to California to be with her daughter and her son-in-law.
(Compiled by contributor Truman Bratteli from North Dakota Historical Society)
On Oct. 13, 1864, the 10th joined a brigade commanded by Col. Frances Pond in charging a line of Confederate earthworks on Darbytown Road near Richmond, VA. They were defeated and Orlando Goff was shot during the fight in the right breast. He was in recovery for about two and one-half months in a hospital at Ft. Monroe, VA. Following his release from the hospital, he was promoted to 1st sergeant and later was promoted to 2nd lieutenant. He mustered out of service on August 25, 1865.
He then spent about six months in Connecticut after which he moved to Lyons, NY for two and one-half years. From there, he moved to Portage, WI where he stayed until moving to Yankton, Dakota Territory in 1871. He moved from Yankton to Burleigh County, Dakota Territory in 1872.
He learned photography in Lyons, NY and Portage, WI and he established a photograph gallery in Bismarck, Dakota Territory in 1873. In 1874, he joined with a partner and relocated to Fort Abraham Lincoln. In 1875, he returned to Bismarck. He is credited with taking the last photograph of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and officers and men of the 7th Cavalry before the Battle of the Little Big Horn in June, 1876 and the first photo of Chief Sitting Bull.
He married Anna "Annie" E. Eaton in the fall of 1875 in Connecticut following her graduation from the Sherwood School of Music. They returned to Ft. Abraham Lincoln. They had a daughter, Bessie, on Sept. 20, 1878. Mr. Goff was elected a trustee and named to serve on the claims committee for the Life and Accident Assn. of Michigan. He was elected to the Bismarck City Council 1882 and again in 1883. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Bismarck in 1884. He was a founding member of the town's Chamber of Commerce, a founding member of the local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, and an active Mason.
He practiced his photography trade throughout portions of Dakota Territory and Montana for several years. By the fall of 1898, he had established a photography studio in Havre, MT. He was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 1906. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Idaho and left the photography profession. He died in Boise, ID on Oct. 17, 1916 and was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery. Following his death, his wife, Annie, moved to California to be with her daughter and her son-in-law.
(Compiled by contributor Truman Bratteli from North Dakota Historical Society)
Orlando Scott Goff was born on September 10, 1843 in Middletown, CT, the youngest of 5 children born to Alfred Goff and Adaline L. (Giddings) Goff. He was a carriage maker by trade when enlisting in the 10th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army on Oct. 1, 1861. He enlisted with the rank of sergeant in Company D. The 10th served in North and South Carolina, Florida, and Virginia.
On Oct. 13, 1864, the 10th joined a brigade commanded by Col. Frances Pond in charging a line of Confederate earthworks on Darbytown Road near Richmond, VA. They were defeated and Orlando Goff was shot during the fight in the right breast. He was in recovery for about two and one-half months in a hospital at Ft. Monroe, VA. Following his release from the hospital, he was promoted to 1st sergeant and later was promoted to 2nd lieutenant. He mustered out of service on August 25, 1865.
He then spent about six months in Connecticut after which he moved to Lyons, NY for two and one-half years. From there, he moved to Portage, WI where he stayed until moving to Yankton, Dakota Territory in 1871. He moved from Yankton to Burleigh County, Dakota Territory in 1872.
He learned photography in Lyons, NY and Portage, WI and he established a photograph gallery in Bismarck, Dakota Territory in 1873. In 1874, he joined with a partner and relocated to Fort Abraham Lincoln. In 1875, he returned to Bismarck. He is credited with taking the last photograph of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and officers and men of the 7th Cavalry before the Battle of the Little Big Horn in June, 1876 and the first photo of Chief Sitting Bull.
He married Anna "Annie" E. Eaton in the fall of 1875 in Connecticut following her graduation from the Sherwood School of Music. They returned to Ft. Abraham Lincoln. They had a daughter, Bessie, on Sept. 20, 1878. Mr. Goff was elected a trustee and named to serve on the claims committee for the Life and Accident Assn. of Michigan. He was elected to the Bismarck City Council 1882 and again in 1883. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Bismarck in 1884. He was a founding member of the town's Chamber of Commerce, a founding member of the local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, and an active Mason.
He practiced his photography trade throughout portions of Dakota Territory and Montana for several years. By the fall of 1898, he had established a photography studio in Havre, MT. He was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 1906. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Idaho and left the photography profession. He died in Boise, ID on Oct. 17, 1916 and was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery. Following his death, his wife, Annie, moved to California to be with her daughter and her son-in-law.
(Compiled by contributor Truman Bratteli from North Dakota Historical Society)
On Oct. 13, 1864, the 10th joined a brigade commanded by Col. Frances Pond in charging a line of Confederate earthworks on Darbytown Road near Richmond, VA. They were defeated and Orlando Goff was shot during the fight in the right breast. He was in recovery for about two and one-half months in a hospital at Ft. Monroe, VA. Following his release from the hospital, he was promoted to 1st sergeant and later was promoted to 2nd lieutenant. He mustered out of service on August 25, 1865.
He then spent about six months in Connecticut after which he moved to Lyons, NY for two and one-half years. From there, he moved to Portage, WI where he stayed until moving to Yankton, Dakota Territory in 1871. He moved from Yankton to Burleigh County, Dakota Territory in 1872.
He learned photography in Lyons, NY and Portage, WI and he established a photograph gallery in Bismarck, Dakota Territory in 1873. In 1874, he joined with a partner and relocated to Fort Abraham Lincoln. In 1875, he returned to Bismarck. He is credited with taking the last photograph of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and officers and men of the 7th Cavalry before the Battle of the Little Big Horn in June, 1876 and the first photo of Chief Sitting Bull.
He married Anna "Annie" E. Eaton in the fall of 1875 in Connecticut following her graduation from the Sherwood School of Music. They returned to Ft. Abraham Lincoln. They had a daughter, Bessie, on Sept. 20, 1878. Mr. Goff was elected a trustee and named to serve on the claims committee for the Life and Accident Assn. of Michigan. He was elected to the Bismarck City Council 1882 and again in 1883. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Bismarck in 1884. He was a founding member of the town's Chamber of Commerce, a founding member of the local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, and an active Mason.
He practiced his photography trade throughout portions of Dakota Territory and Montana for several years. By the fall of 1898, he had established a photography studio in Havre, MT. He was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 1906. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Idaho and left the photography profession. He died in Boise, ID on Oct. 17, 1916 and was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery. Following his death, his wife, Annie, moved to California to be with her daughter and her son-in-law.
(Compiled by contributor Truman Bratteli from North Dakota Historical Society)
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