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CWCDV9. H. Glosser, NY. Carte of standing bearded soldier. CDV. Corners clipped. E. $75

CWCDV31. No ID. Unidentified image of soldier, arm on chair. CDV. VG. $85

CWCDV35. W.M. Gatch & Co, Cincinnati, Ohio. Image of unidentified soldier. CDV. VG. $95

CWCDV36. No ID. General McClellan. CDV. VG. $75

CWCDV44. Warren, Boston. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside. CDV. E. $85

CWCAB1. John C. Taylor, Hartford, Conn. Generals of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia-Portraits of Generals R.E. Lee, Longstreet, A.P. Hill, Ewell, Fitz Lee, Beauregard and Breckinridge, on one card. Great advertising piece on the back: "A gentleman living near Watkins' Glen, New York, wrote me that he thought twenty-five cents each, too high a price for the stereoscopic war views, as he could buy views of Watkins' Glen for $1.50 per dozen. I wrote him to this effect: if there was but one negative of Wakins' Glen in existence, and if Watkins' Glen itself was entirely wiped off the face of the earth, and if this one negative was old and "dense" and very slow to "print," and if all the people of this country were as much interested in a view of Watkins' Glen as they are in seeing the real scenes of our great war, so faithfully reproduced, then, and only under such circumstances, should Watkins' Glen Pictures be compared to photographs made "at the front" during the days of 1861 to 1865." Cabinet Card. VG. $200

  
CWCDV58. Lowell, New Haven, Conn. Written on back is "Beloved Son Lt. Chas. Stowe, Bn Sept 6, 1850 Bristol Ct, Died June 25, 1867 Antietam." VG. $100

    
CWCDV64. Landy, Cincinnati, Ohio. Unidentified image with 3-cent green tax stamp on verso. VG. $95

  
CWCDV65. No ID. Unidentified soldier with 3-cent green tax stamp on verso. VG. $85

  
CWCDV66. A. Hendrickson, Philadelphia. Unidentified soldier with 2-cent blue tax stamp, cancelled "A.H. 1865" on verso. VG. $95

  
CWCDV68. H.C. Van Syckel, Philadelphia. Unidentified soldier with 2-cent blue tax stamp on verso. VG. $90

  
CWCDV69. Keenan's Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio. Unidentified soldier with 3-cent green tax stamp on verso. VG. $75

  
CWCDV73. No ID. "R.R. Eshleman, Captain Foster's Clerk," written on verso. VG. $125

  
CWCDV74. Washburn, New Orleans. Unidentified soldier with 2-cent orange tax stamp, cancelled Dec. 3, 1864, on verso. VG. $125

  
CWCDV77. Winslow. Written on verso "Jno. Edw. Mason, Office 18.Smyth Block, Manchester, NH. PO Box 246. 1st Lieut. Co. D. 9th NH Vol." I believe this is John Edwin Mason who served in this volunteer infantry. VG. $225

     
CWCDV78. Brady's National Photographic Galleries. "Yours Truly E.A. Chapman, Adj't. 5th Batt. N.Y. Artillery," penned on bottom of card. This is Eugene A. Chapman, identified as part of Companies G and C, 10th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery. Came in as 1st Lieutenant, mustered out as Captain. A little research has revealed the the 5th Battalion Heavy Artillery ("2nd Battalion Black River Artillery"), was organized at Sackett's Harbor, NY and mustered in September 11, 1862. Left NYS for Washington DC September 18, 1862. Transferred to 10th NY Heavy Artillery as Companies A, C, F, and G on December 31, 1862. This very nicely dates this CDV between September 11 and December 31, 1862, unless Chapman continued to write "5th Batt." after that date. E. $300

CWCDV79. No ID. "Arthur A. Russell" written on bottom of card. This soldier is listed as a Private in the 10th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery, Co. A. VG. $225

     
CWCDV96. Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, NY & Washington DC. Manuscript title on verso "Funeral car of the late beloved President Lincoln." Interestingly, mount has imprint of Brady's 1863 copyright line. Obviously his imprinted card stock lasted several years as this image was made in 1865. Rare CDV. VG. $2500

     
CWCDV110. No ID. Cut manuscript title from the album that contained this CDV is "President Lincoln and his Cabinet." Back is blank. VG. $85

  
CWCDV111. J.W. Dodge, NY. John Brown. Facsimile inscription "Your Friend John Brown." Quote on card is "His Soul is Marching On." at bottom recto is printed "Enlarged and painted by J.W. Dodge, from the original picture taken from life. Published by the Artist, 713 Broadway, N.Y. Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1865, by J.W. Dodge, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York." With cut manuscript title from the album that contained this CDV. Back is blank. VG. $150

     
CWCDV119. Negative by Brady, published by E. Anthony. "Lieut. Gen. Beauregard, Chief Engineer of the Confederate States," in manuscript on verso. With cut manuscript title from the album that contained this CDV. Corners trimmed. VG. $300

     
CWCDV120. Negative by Brady, published by E. Anthony. General Fremont. With cut manuscript title from the album that contained this CDV. VG. $150

     
CWCDV121. Negative by Brady, published by E. Anthony. "Geo. B. McClellan, United States Army," in manuscript on verso. With cut manuscript title from the album that contained this CDV. Corners trimmed. VG. $175

     
CWCDV126. E&HT Anthony. "Joe Johnson C.S.A. Rebel Army," in manuscript on verso. With cut manuscript title from the album that contained this CDV: "General Joe Johnson of the Confeder't States Army." VG. $300

     
CWCDV130. Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, Washington, DC & NY. "Rear Admiral Foote, United States Navy the clearer of the Mississippi River," in manuscript on verso. With cut manuscript title from the album that contained this CDV. Corners trimmed. VG. $250

     
CWCDV135. Brady, New York. "Maj. Gen. Anderson Hero of Fort Sumpter," in manuscript on verso. With cut manuscript title from the album that contained this CDV. VG. $250

     
CWCDV143. E&HT Anthony. "Gen. Lee Rebel Army," in manuscript on verso. With cut manuscript title from the album that contained this CDV. VG. $200

     
CWCDV147. Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, NY & Washington, DC. "Gen. Burnside," in manuscript on verso. With cut manuscript title from the album that contained this CDV. Corners trimmed. VG. $200

     
CWCDV152. Negative by Brady. Published by E&HT Anthony. "Vice President Stevens Confederate States," in manuscript on verso. With cut manuscript title from the album that contained this CDV. VG. $300

CWCDV167. No ID. Unidentified Civil War soldier. VG. $45

CWCDV171. No ID. CDV of dressed-down soldier. VG. $50

  
CWCDV172. Partridge, Bridgeport. Conn. CDV of unidentified soldier. VG. $65

     
CWCDV179. H.P. Ross, Groton Junction, Mass. "Joseph Austin Bacon, Cornelia's Grandfather Bacon in Civil War," pencilled on verso. Looking him up it appears that he served with the 6th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry. CDV. VG. $125

     
CWCDV180. H.P. Ross, Groton Junction, Mass. This is the same man as in the previous CDV which has the following written on verso: "Joseph Austin Bacon, Cornelia's Grandfather Bacon in Civil War." Looking him up it appears that he served with the 6th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry. CDV. G+. $125

  
CWCDV191. F. Gutekunst, Phila. Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan and Lady. 1863 copyright line. Carte has been trimmed at top and bottom. G. $65

  
CWCDV197. Whitehurst Gallery, Washington, D.C. M.J. Powers, Photographer. This CDV came from an album of mostly NY and DC backmarks, including a number of Brady images. Beneath this image was written "S.L.M. died in a rebel prison." The other notations written beneath images were all correct so the album appeared to be as found. VG. $125

  
CWCDV198. Brady's National Portrait Gallery, published by E. Anthony. Major Gen'l Geo. B. McClellan. Brady's 1861 copyright line on bottom recto. CDV. VG. $150

     
CWCDV203. Barnard & Gibson, 1862 copyright line on bottom recto. Comte de Paris near Yorktown, May 1, 1862., along with the Duc de Chartres (his brother), Prince de Joinville and friends. Photo taken by James F. Gibson. Although titled in manuscript this is No. 357 in Brady's Photographic Views of the War. The image shows 5 men seated at a table playing dominoes and was taken at Camp Winfield Scott. Louis-Philippe Albert D'Orleans, Comte de Paris was an historian and journalist who volunteered to serve as a Union Army officer and was on the staff of Major General George McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac. His history of the war is a standard reference work. See CWCAB4 below for a companion image. G+. $300

  
CWCDV205. CDV of seated soldier with sword. Look like "12" on his hat. G. $150

     
CWCDV210. Label on verso indicates "sold by Guille & Alles, New York. General Sigel CDV. VG. $125

     
CWCDV211. E. Anthony from Negative from Brady's National Portrait Gallery. CDV of General Wool. VG. $125

     
CWCDV212. D. Appleton & Co, NY. 1861 copyright line bottom recto. CDV of Gen Halleck. VG. $125

     
CWCDV213. E. Anthony from Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. CDV of General Burnside. E. Anthony's building illustrated on verso. VG. $150

  
CWCDV214. No ID. A haunting CDV of a young man in uniform with both arms amputated. There is a "NY" on his collar. VG. $250

     
CWCDV215. D. Appleton & Co., NY. CDV of Gen'l. Beauregard. VG. $75

     
CWCDV217. E. Anthony. CDV of General McClellan. There is a scratch in the print at the top left in the area of the drape o/w VG. E. Anthony building illustrated on verso. $125

  
CWCDV218. D. Appleton & Co., NY. President Jefferson Davis, Confederate States of America. CDV. VG. $125

     
CWCDV221. E. Anthony publisher from photographic negative from Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Leonidas Polk (1806-1864), "The Rebel Bishop." Polk graduated from West Point in 1827; left a military career and became Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana in 1841. Jefferson Davis convinced him to join the Confederacy in 1861. Fought at the Battle of Shiloh and Corinth; commanded Army of the Mississippi. In conference with Joe Johnston and William Hardie, he was killed by a cannon ball on June 14, 1864. VG. $150

     
CWCDV222. E. Anthony publisher, from Photographic Negative by Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Genl. H.A. Wise. Henry Alexander Wise (1806-1876) Governor of Virginia 1856-1860; Confederate General. VG. $150

  
CWCDV224. A.K. Joslyn, ? Island, ? Harbor. The large black stamp of James C. Magoun, 2d Reg't Mass. H.A. obscures the location of this "Photographist's" studio. Some spotting. G+. $200

        
CWCAB2. Taylor & Huntington, Hartford, Conn. The War for the Union. Photographic History. This is a rare two-sided album card. On one side is No. 132. Officers' Dinner Party. This view was taken at Headquarters Army of the Potomac, near Brandy Station, Va., April 7, 1864. The sitters are not identified. They are being served by a black young man. On the other side is No. 6258. Effect of Bombardment in Petersburg. This view shows the ruins at the Richmond & Petersburg R.R. Depot caused by the bombardment. The first image measures 3 1/4" x 4." The second image measures 3 3/8" square. Two great images on this card. $750

     
CWCAB4. M.B. Brady. Photo taken by James F. Gibson. Brady's Album Gallery. No. 357. Group. Comte de Paris, Duc de Chartres, Prince de Joinville, and Friends, Camp Winfield Scott, near Yorktown, May 1, 1862. Brady's 1862 copyright line on bottom recto. Card has the stamp of Snow & Roos, San Francisco in left margin and a label from Roos & Wunderlich, Depot of Goupil & Co., San Francisco on verso. See CWCDV203 above for a companion image taken the same day. VG. $450

  
CWCDV228. Label of Guille & Alles, NY, Interior Decorators over photographers imprint. General John Charles Fremont (1813-1890). CDV. VG. $95

     
CWCDV229. Moulton & Larkin, Elmira, NY. "Rebel Pen," in ink on verso. Great image of Union Prison camp with crowds of rebels in view. 2-cent cancelled revenue stamp on verso cancelled on Oct. 22, 1864. CDV. VG+ $650

     
CWCDV230. Moulton & Larkin, Elmira, NY. This carte is also of the Union Prison camp environs. It shows Union soldiers in formation with cannon, bugler, etc. G. $500

     
CWCDV240. Brady, published by Anthony. Gen. McDowell. G. $100

  
CWCDV242. No ID. At bottom is written "G.S. Southwick." This soldier with sword may be Gilbert S. Southwick. There are 2 such-named men listed (or the same man in two different reg'ts), one in the 10 Reg't NY Cav. and the other inthe 2nd Reg't NY Mounted Rifles. G. $165

  
CWCDV244. No ID. General Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861). Killed on Wilson's Creek near Springfield, MO. VG. $165

     
CWCDV247. J.A. Scholten, St. Louis, Mo. General Halleck. VG. $150

     
CWCDV248. Brady, published by Anthony. General George McClellan. G. $100

  
CWCDV249. Bradley & Rulofson, published by J.C. Goodhue & Co. Gen. U.S. Grant. VG. $225

     
CWCDV250. Brady, published by Anthony. General Sheridan. G. $75

     
CWCDV251. Brady, Wash DC. Major General Ethan Allen Hitchcock. G+. $175

  
CWCDV252. Major General Napoleon J. Dana (1822-1905). G. $125

     
CWCDV253. Rockwell & Co., NY. Dwight Chapman is ID'd on back in pencil. Kepi shows "34" and "G." 34th Massachuesetts Infantry, wounded in action at Fishers Hill; Killed in action, Cedar Creek. Chapman's cousin, Thomas Wagner mustered in on same date into 34th Mass. Co. G, was wounded on same day and killed on same day at Chapman. With complete National Archives Records on both men. VG. $250

     
CWCDV255. No ID. CDV of Joseph Gilman, 5th Maine Infantry and 12th Maine Infantry. Along with accompanying note directing town treasurer to pay Gilman $75 bonus. Very faint pencil writing at top that reads "J. Gxxxxx 5th Maine....". Also "5th Maine Inf" and "12th Maine Inf" beneath. Saw action at 1st Bull Run/Manassas. With complete National Archives Records. VG. $200

     
CWCDV256. M.B. Brady, copyright 1862. Brady's Album Gallery. No. 400. Confederate, Now Federal Quartermaster's Department, Yorktown. Black man with horse on left. VG. $375

     
CWCDV257. Kimberly Bros. National Gallery, Fortress Monroe. Major John A. Darling, 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. The image has a period identification from the original album of "Major Darling." Official military records from the National Archives show he received his commission from the Governor of Pennsylvania and commanded the Post and Battery (Monroe) during March and April of 1863. Records show him present during July of 1863 when portion of Regiment ordered to Gettysburg. With complete National Archives Records as well as other material. Clipped corners. VG. $225

     
CWCDV258. No ID. 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Lieutenant Elisha Benjamin Andrews (1844-1917), Wounded in Action, Petersburg (partially blinded); later became President of Brown University (1889-1908). Cancelled, 2-cent revenue stamp on back. CDV has been clipped at corners and trimmed at bottom. With information from the American Civil War Research Database and additional supporting documentation. G. $275

     
CWCDV259. Warren, Cambridgeport, Mass. Officer Charles H. Manning, United States Navy. Period ID on back of card. Assistant Engineer 1863 with promotions and with Naval Service until 1884. Navy records from the National Archives has Manning on the Union Steam Vessel Mary Sanford. Also served on other CW vessels. With records from archives and copy of pages from List of Officers of the Navy of the United States and of the Marine Corps from 1775 to 1900 related to Manning. Trimmed at bottom. VG. $200

     
CWCDV261. J.F. Bodtker's Photograph Gallery, Madison, Wis. Governor James Taylor Lewis (1819-1904) of Wisconsin 1864. Republican Governor during the Civil War, 1863-65; refused to run for second term. VG. $225

     
CWCDV262. Brady/Anthony. General Nathaniel P. Banks. VG. $150

     
CWCDV263. Brady/Anthony. General Nathaniel P. Banks. VG. $150

     
CWCDV264. Brady/Anthony. General Nathaniel P. Banks. Trimmed at bottom. VG. $125

     
CWCDV265. Case & Getchell, Boston. General Nathaniel P. Banks.  VG. $125

     
CWCDV266. Brady/Anthony. General Burnside. Tinted. VG. $165

  
CWCDV267. No ID. General Burnside. VG. $125

  
CWCDV268. No ID. General Burnside. VG. $25

     
CWCDV270. Brady/Anthony. Major General John G. Foster (1823-1874).
John Gray Foster was a career military officer in the US Army; his most distinguished services were in North and South Carolina. A postbellum expert in underwater demolition, he wrote the definitive treatise on the subject.

Foster was born in Whitefield, New Hampshire. When he was ten, his family moved to Nashua, where he attended the local schools before enrolling in the Hancock Academy. He graduated from West Point in 1846 fourth in his class and served as an engineer during the Mexican-American War. He served under Winfield Scott and was severely wounded at the Battle of Molino del Rey. He won two brevet promotions for bravery. After the war, Foster returned to West Point as an instructor. In 1858 he was on engineering duty in Charleston Harbor, where he helped in the construction of Fort Sumter.

Promoted to captain of U.S. engineers, Foster was in command of the garrison at Fort Moultrie when the Civil War began. He immediately transferred his small force to Fort Sumter and became second-in-command to Major Robert Anderson during the Battle of Fort Sumter. Foster was appointed a brigadier general of volunteers on October 23, 1861, and commanded the 1st Brigade in Ambrose Burnside's North Carolina Expedition. He was conspicuous in action at the battles of Roanoke Island and New Bern. After the Battle of Roanoke Island, the Confederate Fort Bartow was renamed Fort Foster in honor of General Foster.

After General Burnside was transferred to Virginia, Foster assumed command of the Department of North Carolina. He was promoted to major general of volunteers on 18 July, 1862, and led the Goldsboro Expedition. During James Longstreet's Tidewater Campaign, upon hearing of a planned Confederate attack on Washington, North Carolina, Foster personally assumed command of the defenses there. When Daniel H. Hill demanded the surrender of Washington, Foster defiantly replied, "If you want Washington, come and get it". Hill's forces besieged the garrison and two Union relief expeditions were turned back. Foster escaped the besieged city in order to personally lead a relief column back. Hill withdrew his forces shortly afterwards however. In December, Foster won a strategically important fight at the Battle of Goldsboro Bridge, resulting in the destruction of an important railroad bridge on a vital Confederate supply line.

In 1863, Foster was sent to Tennessee to assume command of the Department of the Ohio and its corresponding Army of the Ohio. He was in command only for a short time before he was badly injured in a fall from his horse. Upon his recovery, he took command of the Department of the South and aided in the surrender of Savannah, Georgia. He was making preparations for the surrender of Charleston, but his wounds forced him to relinquish command to Quincy A. Gilmore. Foster was placed in command of the Department of Florida at the end of the war, receiving a promotion to the rank of major general in both the volunteer service and the Regular Army (the latter being a brevet rank).

After the war, Foster remained in the army, being promoted to lieutenant colonel of engineers in 1867. He was involved in military and underwater surveying and became an expert in underwater demolition, publishing a definitive manual on the subject in 1869 that became the acknowledged reference work. From 1871 until 1874, he was assistant to the Chief of Engineers in Washington D.C. His final post was a superintendent of the Harbor of Refuge on Lake Erie.

Foster died in 1874 in Nashua, New Hampshire, and was buried there.

The John G. Foster Post #7 of the Grand Army of the Republic in Nashua was named in his honor. In 1900, Fort Foster in Maine was named in his memory. It is preserved as a park.

Reference: Eicher, John H. & David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001.

VG. $250

     
CWCDV271. Brady, NY. Major General Israel Bush Richardson.

Israel Bush Richardson (December 26, 1815 – November 3, 1862) was a United States Army officer during the Mexican-American War and Civil War, where he was a major general in the Union Army. Nicknamed "Fighting Dick" for his prowess on the battlefield, he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland.

Richardson was born in Fairfax, Vermont. He was reportedly a descendant of famed American Revolutionary War general Israel Putnam. He was appointed from Vermont to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. He graduated 38th out of 58 cadets in the Class of 1841. He was one of 23 classmates that would become generals during the Civil War. After some routine assignments, Richardson served as a second lieutenant in the Second Seminole War in Florida.

He received two brevets for meritorious service during the Mexican-American War; to captain and major for the actions at Contreras, Churubusco, and Chapultepec. It was in Mexico while serving under General Winfield Scott in the Army of Occupation that he received his nickname, "Fighting Dick," which would carry over to the Civil War.

He later served as a captain in the 3rd U.S. Infantry (a rank he achieved in 1851) at various frontier outposts, but resigned his commission in 1855 and began farming near Pontiac, Michigan.

When the Civil War broke out, Richardson was still farming in Michigan. He enlisted in the Union Army and recruited and organized the 2nd Michigan Infantry. He married Fannie Travor on May 18, 1861, in Wayne County, Michigan. When he reported with his regiment in Washington, D.C., General Winfield Scott greeted him with "I'm glad to have my 'Fighting Dick' with me again." Promoted to brigadier general of volunteers in late spring; dating from May 17, 1861, Richardson was assigned command of the 4th Brigade, 1st Division, in the newly organized army of Irvin McDowell. His brigade saw limited action at the First Battle of Bull Run near Blackburn's Ford, and in covering the subsequent Federal withdrawal to Washington.

He commanded several brigades in the Army of the Potomac and then the 1st Division of the II Corps during the Peninsula Campaign in mid-1862. He was involved in the fighting at the battles of Yorktown, Seven Pines, and the Seven Days. He was particularly distinguished in sharp fighting near the Chickahominy River. Following the campaign, he was promoted to major general on July 4, 1862. He led his troops during the Northern Virginia Campaign, fighting at the Second Battle of Bull Run, and again during the Maryland Campaign in September, when he was engaged at South Mountain.

Richardson's 1st Division played a key role during the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, attacking Confederate positions in the center of the Sunken Road in support of the 3rd Division of Maj. Gen. William H. French. After stubborn fighting, by 1:00 p.m., Richardson had gained control of the high ground in front of the apex of the defensive line, and his men enfiladed the remaining defenders in the road, which would gain the nickname "Bloody Lane" for the carnage. Richardson pushed forward beyond the road and was directing the fire of his artillery and organizing another attack when he was struck by a shell fragment.

Carried to the rear, Richardson was treated at a field hospital. His wound was not considered life threatening, and he was given a room in McClellan's headquarters, the Pry House. President Abraham Lincoln paid his respects to the wounded Richardson during a visit to the battlefield in October. However, infection set in, and then pneumonia, which claimed the life of the popular general in early November. He was among six generals to be killed or mortally wounded at Antietam.

His body was escorted to Detroit, Michigan. Large crowds lined the streets during his funeral procession to nearby Pontiac, where he was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Fort Richardson, a Texas frontier fort active from 1867 to 1878, was named for him.

The Israel B. Richardson Camp #2 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in Oakland, Michigan, was also named for the fallen general.

Card mount has been trimmed at sides and top corners clipped. Image is VG. $325

     
CWCDV273. R.A. Lewis, NY. Unidentified soldier with sword leaning on pedestal. Corners clipped. VG. $85

     
CWCDV274. Reeve & Watts, Columbus, O. Unidentified Civil War soldier. VG. $75

     
CWCDV275. Manchester Bros., Providence, R.I. Civil War soldier with hand on a CDV album on the table. G. $75

     
CWCDV277. Mrs. W.A. Reed, Quincy, Ill. Unidentified Civil War soldier by this female photographer. VG. $100

     
CWCDV278. Washburn, New Orleans. Unidentified Civil War soldier. G. $85

  
CWCDV279. J.H. Phillips, St. Louis, Mo. Unidentified Civil War soldier. VG. $85

     
CWCDV280. Brady, NY. Unidentified Civil War soldier. VG. $95

     
CWCDV282. Brady, NY. Unidentified seated Civil War soldier. VG. $100

     
CWCDV286. J.C. Merine, Jacksonville, Ill. This CDV came with a couple of other Illinois CDVs of Civil War soldiers. I can't tell whether this guy is in uniform or not, unfortunately. VG. $50

     
CWCDV287. J.H. Abbott, Albany, NY. Samuel Demars, 94th New York Infantry. Pencil signature on verso. Enlisted as Corporal, promoted to Lieutenant. National Archives Records (copy included) make specific reference to his presence at the Battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Chacellorsville, Gettysburg, among others. National Archives Military Records and a copy of a picture of the 94th Regiment Monument at Gettysburg accompany this CDV. Tax stamp on verso. VG. $125

     
CWCDV288. "F.C. Francis, Columbus, Wi. Negative Reserved," in manuscript on verso. 2-cent tax stamp on verso as well. In contemporary ink is written "A Civil War Veteran and a Friend of Henry Russell's. This CDV is either Henry Russell of a friend of Henry Russell. When I obtained it it was presented as an image of Henry Russell showing Private Russell in full uniform holding his kepi with the distinctive "23" in view.  Accompanied by Official National Archives Military Records of Russell: Wounded in Action, Carrion Crow Bayou, La., Nov. 3, 1863. Records include medical document showing a gunshot flesh wound to Russell's side and that he was hospitalized in a General Hospital in La., with the document signed by an Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Army. As this image has a tax stamp, the image would have been taken after this wounding. VG. $125

     
CWCDV301. Kimball, Concord, NH. Unidentified soldier leaning on sword. Trimmed at bottom. G. $95

     
CWCDV302. Kertson & Thompson, NY. Unidentified Infantry officer posed with sword before backdrop, hat on table. G. $95

     
CWCDV303. S. Bruckner, Yonkers, NY. Unidentified officer, 17th Infantry. VG. $100

     
CWCDV304. T.M. Schleier, Nashville, Tennessee. Unidentified officer posed before backdrop with a camp scene. VG. $100

  
CWCDV305. No ID. Unidentified officer with sword and sash. G. $85

     
CWCDV307. J. Gurney & Son. Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth. Verso presents the mysterious text of several letters, one from a friend of Ellsworth's, one from Ellsworth himself (apparently after his death!), and one from J. Gurney & Son. VG. $225

     
CWCDV308. John Cadwallader, Toledo, Ohio. Unidentified officer with sword and sash, slouch  hat on balustrade by his side. VG. $100

CWCDV310. No ID. Unidentified Infantry officer with sword and sash. G. $95

  
CWCDV312. No ID. Unidentified officer with sword and sash. VG. $95

     
CWCDV314. Brady, NY. Unidentified enlisted man. VG. $125

     
CWCDV318. No ID but manuscript address on verso "St. Louis, Mo. Box 3492."  Manuscript ID on verso: "Geo. S. Shaw, Chaplain 135th U.S.C.I." Shaw was in companies "F" and "S." The 135th Colored Infantry was organized in Goldsboro, NC on March 28, 1865 and mustered out on October 23, 1865. This CDV is "soft" as it must have been wet at one time. Fair. $100

     
CWCDV319. Wm. S. Pendleton, NY. Manuscript on verso "Yours Corpl Alexander Lee, 57th Regt N.Y.V. Co. C." Corners clipped. VG. $185

     
CWCDV321. Jno. Holyland, Washington, DC. Manuscript on verso "Yours Respectfully John W. Ogden, Co. D, 13th N.J. Vols. P.O. Newark, N.J." This CDV of Sgt. Ogden is trimmed at bottom and looks like a bit at top as well o/w image is VG. $195

     
CWCDV322. Davis Brothers, Portsmouth (NH). Manuscript on verso "Web? August 1862." This infantry man looks like he has a "K" on his cap and several other letters than a "V." VG. $125

     
CWCDV324. W.H. Sherman, Milwaukee. Manuscript on verso "B.J. Van Sergt. Maj. 21st Wis. Vols. Oct. 1, 1862." VG. $200

     
CWCDV325. H. Wyman, Boston. Generals of Our Army. Images of 9 Union Generals. VG. $65

     
CWCDV326. Brady/E. Anthony. Maj. General Fitz John Porter. Here is some of his conflicted history:

Upon the election of Abraham Lincoln, (then) Captain John Pope commanded the President-Elect military escort from Illinois to Washington D.C. for the inauguration, under the direction of Winfield Scott, Ward Hill Lamon and Alan Pinkerton.    Just prior to the 2nd Bull Run disaster, Lincoln said, referring to Pope (also from Kentucky & Illinois), that he knew several of the Pope Family back home, but thought most of those he met weren’t all that honest....
Pending a military inquiry, Pope was relieved on September 7, 1862, and sent west to command the Department of the Northeast (in Minnesota).    He was in command during the Sioux Uprising the following year, however when it was over Lincoln had to intercede to deeply scale back the number of Sioux Warriors Pope planned to hang.
Blinded by his obsession to defeat Stonewall Jackson at 2nd Bull Run, Pope ordered Fitz John Porter and his 5th Corps to make an all out attack on Jackson's right flank, just as Longstreet was about to launch his fatal blow on Pope with about half of Lee's army.    Instead of carrying out the suicidal order, Porter withdrew to a place whereby his troops actually saved Pope's army from a far greater disaster.    After the battle, Pope accused Porter of disloyalty and disobedience.    Porter was relieved, arrested and tried after Antietam by the War Department.    The Military Court found Porter guilty of all charges months after Burnside resigned.    Burnside tried to speak on behalf of his friend, who was still too much of a McClellan man for Secretary of War Stanton, so Porter paid the price for that when McClellan himself was relieved in late fall of '62.
Pope retired from the service still in command of the Northern Military Department in 1886, the same year Fitz Porter was finally cleared of the charges against him brought by Pope over the 2nd Bull Run disaster.    Joseph Hooker, himself a McClellan man, did nothing to try to save Porter.    Burnside believed his West Point friend, Fitz Porter, was a very good General, even though Porter spoke against him in favor of McClellan several times.    This was the first obvious indication why men like Edwin Stanton, Henry Halleck, John Bartlett, Montgomery Meigs, Daniel Ballou, Edwin Sumner, Augustus Woodbury and even the President, felt Burnside needed to realize soldiers like himself must understand the high command of the American Military is often driven as much by politics as it is by great warriors, and sometimes old friends and comrades are not what they appear.

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