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Nice Civil War era CDV of a "sideburned" officer. Waist up view. BM: Powelson, Rochester, NY. Condition: Sharp detail with some light scattered soiling. Other normal (minor) signs of age. (#p2110)
Shipping Weight: 0.25 lb Price: $62.00 USD 1 Available
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Very unusual 19th century Civil War "cartoon" CDV of famed abolitionist Wendell Phillips (1811-1884). Phillips was a lawyer, orator, author, reformer and civil rights activist. One of the more vocal and influential voices calling for the end of slavery from the 1840’s through the Civil War. A critic of President Lincoln’s policies concerning slavery, he was labeled a "rabid abolitionist" by his opponents. A FEW NOTES: Most Carte de Visites (CDV’s) depict individuals posed in the studio (the small size left little room for more complex subject matter). But on rare occasions CDV’s were also made of groups, landscapes and were even used as early examples of photojournalism (in this case a cartoon). CONDITION: A few surface blemishes. Normal signs of age. No backmark. (#2349)
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An 1860's engraved CDV of Andrew Hull Foote (1806 - 1863). Foote qualified for entry to the United States Military Academy at West Point and entered with the class of 1826. Six months later, deciding that he preferred a seafaring career to one on land, Foote resigned to accept an appointment as a midshipman in the US Navy on December 4, 1822. Between 1822 and 1843, he saw service in the Caribbean, Pacific, and Mediterranean, and at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. A reformer, Foote organized a Temperance Society aboard the USS Cumberland, which developed into a movement that resulted in ending the policy of supplying grog to US Naval personnel. During 1849-1851, he commanded the USS Perry, cruising the waters off the African coast where he was active in suppressing the slave trade. This experience pushed him to fully support abolition, and in 1854, he published an antislavery tract, "Africa and the American Flag." He also became a frequent speaker on the Abolitionist circuit. He was promoted to Commander in 1856, and took command of the USS Portsmouth in the East India Squadron on November 20–21, 1856. With this command, Foote was assigned the mission of observing British operations against Canton, China during the Opium War, but this resulted in his being attacked from Chinese shore batteries. He led a landing party that seized the barrier forts at Canton, China, in reprisal for these attacks. He returned to the Continental United States in 1858, and took command of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in Brooklyn, New York, a post he held until the outbreak of the hostilities of the Civil War. From August 30, 1861, to May 9, 1862, Foote commanded the Mississippi River Squadron organizing and leading the gunboat flotilla in the capture of Forts Henry, Donelson and Island No. 10. Wounded in action at Fort Donelson, he was promoted to rear admiral on July 16, 1862. He was to take command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron for duty outside Charleston, South Carolina, when he died at the Astor House in New York city, June 26, 1863. Facsimile signature. No photographer backmark. CONDITION: Foxing. Small pinhole at top. Bottom of card trimmed and measures about 2 3/8 x 3 6/8 inches. Other signs of age. (#p2802) Shipping Weight: 0.25 lb Price: $60.00 USD 1 Available
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Highly unusual 19th century Civil War related CDV. No backmark. A FEW NOTES: Most Carte de Visites (CDV’s) depict individuals posed in the studio (the small size left little room for more complex subject matter). But on rare occasions CDV’s were also made of groups, landscapes and were even used as early examples of photojournalism (in this case an editorial cartoon or puzzle). CONDITION: Very good. Small corner bend. (#2350)
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William J. Hardee was known as "Old Reliable" and the 1855 author of Hardee's Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics (better known as Hardee’s Tactics) was to become a Lieut. General in the Confederate Army. Offered here is an ORIGINAL, circa 1864 carte-de-visite (CDV) photograph of an earlier (pre-1861) image of then United States Army Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph Hardee (1815-1873) taken when he was serving in the 1st U.S. Cavalry just before the Civil War began. The carte bears the backmark of Matthew Brady's National Portrait Gallery and a period Internal Revenue stamp, this being a Brady print of an earlier Hardee image. Measures about 2 1/4 x 4 inches.
ADDITIONAL NOTES: William J. Hardee was a Veteran Dragoon in the Second Seminole War. He served under Zachary Taylor in the War with Mexico and was later in the Texas Rangers. Hardee was a graduate of West Point, and became an instructor and Commandant of Cadets. He was a Major in the 2nd (later 5th) U.S. Cavalry and Lieut. Colonel of the 1st U.S. Cavalry. He resigned his commission Jan. 31, 1861 when his home State of Georgia seceded from the Union, and he ultimately became a Lieut. General in the Confederate Army. He served at Shiloh, Perryville, Stones River, Chattanooga, Savannah, Bentonville, and was at the Appomattox surrender with Joseph Johnston on April 26th, 1865. A true military man!
CONDITION: Normal coloration with pin dot age marks. Three old tape marks on the reverse (still a little sticky). "Hardee" is lightly penciled on it three times (apparantly in period writing). Other normal signs of age. Scans enlarged to show detail. (#2866) Shipping Weight: 1 lb Price: $125.00 USD 1 Available
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Sharp 1860s CDV of Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824 - 1881) As a Union Army general in the American Civil War, Burnside conducted successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee, but was soundly defeated in the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of the Crater. No photographer backmark. Scan color a bit light. CONDITION: Very clear image. Corners clipped. A few pencil notations on the reverse. ALL EDGES TRIMMED and measures about 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. PRICED ACCORDINGLY! (#p2801)
Shipping Weight: 0.25 lb Price: $48.00 USD 1 Available
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Clean and sharp 1860's CDV of Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818 - 1893). During the American Civil War, his administration of occupied New Orleans, his policies regarding slaves as "contrabands", his ineffectual leadership in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign, and the fiasco of Fort Fisher rank him as one of the most controversial "political generals" of the war. He was widely reviled for years after the war by Southern whites, who gave him the nickname "Beast Butler." No photographer backmark. CONDITION: Sharp, clean image. Minor crease and a few other surface blemishes. Corners clipped. ALL EDGES TRIMMED and measures about 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. PRICED ACCORDINGLY! (#p2804)
Shipping Weight: 0.25 lb Price: $46.00 USD 1 Available
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Sharp 1860's CDV of Frederick West Lander (1821 - 1862). Lander was a transcontinental United States explorer, general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a prolific poet. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, he was educated at the Norwich Military Academy in Vermont and took up the profession of civil engineering. The United States government employed him on transcontinental surveys to select a route for a Pacific railroad. Later he undertook a survey for the same purpose at his own expense and was the only man of the party to survive. He constructed the overland wagon route in the face of great difficulties and constant hostility of the Indians. After its completion in 1859, Lander Road became popular with wagon trains as an alternate route from Burnt Ranch in the Wyoming Territory to Fort Hall in the Oregon Territory. During the early part of the Civil War, Lander served with distinction on secret missions and on the staff of General McClellan. He was engaged in the capture of Philippi, the battle of Rich Mountain, and many minor skirmishes. While commanding his brigade, he was badly wounded in the leg at Edward's Ferry, but recovered to lead a successful charge at Blooming Gap. He was the husband of English-born stage actress Jean Margaret Davenport, who served as a nurse during the Civil War. They were married in October 1860. Lander published a popular poem on the Battle of Ball's Bluff, as well as several other patriotic poems that drew national attention. He died from complications of pneumonia at Paw Paw, Virginia. No photographer backmark. CONDITION: Very Good. Lighter/cleaner than shown in scan. Relatively minor signs of age. A few pencil notations on the reverse. (#p2800)
Shipping Weight: 0.25 lb Price: $65.00 USD 1 Available
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An 1860's CDV of Major-General George B. McClellan (1826 - 1885) and his wife, Ellen. George McClellan organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly (November 1861 to March 1862) as the general-in-chief of the Union Army. Early in the war he played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the Union. However, although McClellan was meticulous in his planning and preparations, these attributes may have hampered his ability to challenge aggressive opponents in a fast-moving battlefield environment. He chronically overestimated the strength of enemy units and was reluctant to engage the soldiers under his command. McClellan was ultimately "fired" by President Abraham Lincoln and ran against him for the presidency in 1864. No photographer backmark. CONDITION: Very good. Some light foxing. A few pencil notations on the reverse. Other very minor signs of age. (#p2798)
Shipping Weight: 0.25 lb Price: $75.00 USD 1 Available
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