Martin Hildebrandt

[5] Another Civil War veteran, Wilbur F. Hinman, wrote that many regiments at the time had tattooers who applied "flags, muskets, cannons, sabers and an infinite variety of patriotic emblems and warlike and grotesque devices.

"[5] Soldiers often asked for tattoos of their names and initials, which served as identification if they were killed in action.

[2] He opened a tattoo parlor in a tavern on Oak Street in Manhattan, New York City, in 1870 or 1872.

[7] He tattooed a wide range of people, including mechanics, farmers, and ladies and gentlemen.

[10] In 1885, after Nora had left to go on tour, Hildebrandt was arrested for disorderly conduct and transferred to the New York City Asylum for the Insane.