A collection of eight CDVs, or carte de visite, which were photographs mounted on card mostly popular from the 1850s to circa 1910.
This grouping is comprised of:
- Union General Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824 - 1881)
- Union General George H. Thomas (1816 - 1870), better known as the "Rock of Chicamauga"
- Union General James Birdseye McPherson (1828 - 1864)
- Eighteenth President of the United States and Union Lieutenant General, Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885)
- Union General Daniel Sickles (1819 - 1914)
- Union General Joseph Hooker (1814 - 1879), Hooker was a West Pointer that held the name "Fighting Joe"
- Union Lieutenant General Winfield Scott (1786 - 1866)
- Union General Henry Wager Halleck (1815 - 1872)
Provenance: ShilohRelics.com & Alexander Autographs, Inc.
Condition
Some of the cards have fox spots around the trim. Others with bolder colors than others. Wear is commensurate with age and handling. See lot images as they are inclusive of the condition report.
Measurements
4" H, Ulysses S. Grant 2 1/2" L, Ulysses S. Grant
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