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Auction archive: Lot number 512

Civil War CDV of Colonel John Singleton Mosby, CSA,

Estimate
n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,093
Auction archive: Lot number 512

Civil War CDV of Colonel John Singleton Mosby, CSA,

Estimate
n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,093
Beschreibung:

unsigned, with Southern imprint of Stanton & Butler, Baltimore. No evidence of revenue stamp on verso. Virginia's premier partisan ranger attained the rank of colonel, 1st Virginia Cavalry leaving a trail of havoc and frustrated Union commanders in his wake. The stuff of legend, the "Gray Ghost" is still revered in the Valley to this day with the locals pointing out his many hiding spots and assembly points. Mosby refused to surrender at the end of the war and simply disbanded his rangers. Afterward, he befriended U.S. Grant and held a series of government posts thanks to his mentor and former foe. Provenance: Civil War Archive of Captain Absalom K. Simonton, 4th N.C. Condition: Albumen chipped upper left on soiled mount, G with rounded corners.

Auction archive: Lot number 512
Auction:
Datum:
6 Jun 2008
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
Beschreibung:

unsigned, with Southern imprint of Stanton & Butler, Baltimore. No evidence of revenue stamp on verso. Virginia's premier partisan ranger attained the rank of colonel, 1st Virginia Cavalry leaving a trail of havoc and frustrated Union commanders in his wake. The stuff of legend, the "Gray Ghost" is still revered in the Valley to this day with the locals pointing out his many hiding spots and assembly points. Mosby refused to surrender at the end of the war and simply disbanded his rangers. Afterward, he befriended U.S. Grant and held a series of government posts thanks to his mentor and former foe. Provenance: Civil War Archive of Captain Absalom K. Simonton, 4th N.C. Condition: Albumen chipped upper left on soiled mount, G with rounded corners.

Auction archive: Lot number 512
Auction:
Datum:
6 Jun 2008
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
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