9 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. albumen photograph on 11 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. mount (even toning, upper corners of image rounded, mount soiled and corners worn). Two of the ships pencil identified on mount verso. A view of three steamers docked together, including the USS Tigress, upon which U.S. Grant maintained a headquarters, as well as the USS Hannibal and USS Universe, with cargo/supply ships in the process of being loaded. The tinclad gunboat on the opposite shore could be the USS Tyler. Although unidentified, the site could be Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, TN. The Richard B. Cohen Civil War Collection Lots 79-98; 116; 138-153; and 266 Cowan's is pleased to offer the third installment of Richard B. Cohen's collection of Civil War Brown Water Navy photography. Richard was known to many in the field as a "disciplined collector who maintained a relatively narrow focus having built an important, perhaps unsurpassed collection in his area of specialization." From cartes de visite to large format photographs, this portion of the collection features a noteworthy selection of images of Brown Water Navy warships, among them, the USS Benton, Choctaw, Lafayette, and Louisville. Many important identified naval officers are also represented, including an exquisite CDV of the promising young officer, Lieutenant Commander William Gwin, who died of wounds aboard the USS Benton following an artillery duel with Confederate forces at Snyder's Bluff, and an exceptionally large war-date photograph of the controversial commander of the USS Pittsburgh, Egbert Thompson. This auction also features a premiere selection of autographs and manuscripts from Richard's carefully curated collection. Highlights include a letter from Jefferson Davis to his distant cousin, John J. Pettus, Governor of Mississippi, dated a year before secession, conveying intricate plans for securing armaments in preparation for the war; an Abraham Lincoln signed endorsement; a letter from Admiral D.G. Farragut from New Orleans, offering excellent insight into his "political" thinking as well as his dedication to his work; correspondence from Gideon Welles, David Dixon Porter U.S. Grant, and W.T. Sherman; and a pair of superb letters with highly descriptive accounts of the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac. Provenance:The Richard B. Cohen Civil War Collection
9 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. albumen photograph on 11 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. mount (even toning, upper corners of image rounded, mount soiled and corners worn). Two of the ships pencil identified on mount verso. A view of three steamers docked together, including the USS Tigress, upon which U.S. Grant maintained a headquarters, as well as the USS Hannibal and USS Universe, with cargo/supply ships in the process of being loaded. The tinclad gunboat on the opposite shore could be the USS Tyler. Although unidentified, the site could be Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, TN. The Richard B. Cohen Civil War Collection Lots 79-98; 116; 138-153; and 266 Cowan's is pleased to offer the third installment of Richard B. Cohen's collection of Civil War Brown Water Navy photography. Richard was known to many in the field as a "disciplined collector who maintained a relatively narrow focus having built an important, perhaps unsurpassed collection in his area of specialization." From cartes de visite to large format photographs, this portion of the collection features a noteworthy selection of images of Brown Water Navy warships, among them, the USS Benton, Choctaw, Lafayette, and Louisville. Many important identified naval officers are also represented, including an exquisite CDV of the promising young officer, Lieutenant Commander William Gwin, who died of wounds aboard the USS Benton following an artillery duel with Confederate forces at Snyder's Bluff, and an exceptionally large war-date photograph of the controversial commander of the USS Pittsburgh, Egbert Thompson. This auction also features a premiere selection of autographs and manuscripts from Richard's carefully curated collection. Highlights include a letter from Jefferson Davis to his distant cousin, John J. Pettus, Governor of Mississippi, dated a year before secession, conveying intricate plans for securing armaments in preparation for the war; an Abraham Lincoln signed endorsement; a letter from Admiral D.G. Farragut from New Orleans, offering excellent insight into his "political" thinking as well as his dedication to his work; correspondence from Gideon Welles, David Dixon Porter U.S. Grant, and W.T. Sherman; and a pair of superb letters with highly descriptive accounts of the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac. Provenance:The Richard B. Cohen Civil War Collection
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