Vignetted copy photograph of CSA General James Dearing, identified in ink below portrait, no backmark. Dearing (1840-1865), born in Campbell County, VA, enlisted as a captain in Lynchburg, VA, in April of 1861, and was commissioned into Company D of the Virginia 38th Battn. Heavy Artillery. He was promoted to major 5/63; lt. colonel, commanding Horse Artillery of Army of Northern Virginia 2/64; and brigadier general commanding Laurel Brigade 2/64. At the Battle of High Bridge on April 6, 1865, Dearing was shot in the chest in a pistol fight with Union Colonels Theodore Read and Francis Washburn. He later died of his wounds on April 22, after the surrender and after being pardoned by a former West Point classmate, making Dearing one of the final officer casualties of the war. Condition: Some soiling and toning to carte, with loss along edges, especially lower left corner. Mount corners clipped and edges slightly trimmed.
Vignetted copy photograph of CSA General James Dearing, identified in ink below portrait, no backmark. Dearing (1840-1865), born in Campbell County, VA, enlisted as a captain in Lynchburg, VA, in April of 1861, and was commissioned into Company D of the Virginia 38th Battn. Heavy Artillery. He was promoted to major 5/63; lt. colonel, commanding Horse Artillery of Army of Northern Virginia 2/64; and brigadier general commanding Laurel Brigade 2/64. At the Battle of High Bridge on April 6, 1865, Dearing was shot in the chest in a pistol fight with Union Colonels Theodore Read and Francis Washburn. He later died of his wounds on April 22, after the surrender and after being pardoned by a former West Point classmate, making Dearing one of the final officer casualties of the war. Condition: Some soiling and toning to carte, with loss along edges, especially lower left corner. Mount corners clipped and edges slightly trimmed.
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