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Auction archive: Lot number 363

Edmund J. Davis, Union Officer & Reconstruction Governor of Texas, CDV Collection Incl. Photographs of Davis, his Family, and the Governor's Mansion

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Price realised:
US$1,200
Auction archive: Lot number 363

Edmund J. Davis, Union Officer & Reconstruction Governor of Texas, CDV Collection Incl. Photographs of Davis, his Family, and the Governor's Mansion

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n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,200
Beschreibung:

Lot of 8 CDVs, including: Civil War-era carte of Brigadier General Edmund J. Davis in uniform with his brother, Waters J. Davis, taken on June 28, 1865, by the New Orleans Photographic Co. Accompanied by a charming portrait of Davis' young sons, Britton and Waters Davis, taken on the same day; 2 studio portraits of Davis' wife, Lizzie Britton Davis, the first embossed Pollock, the second taken by Oliphant in Austin, TX, showing Lizzie Britton Davis with her brother Frank Britton; 2 portraits of Frank Britton, one by Condit & Collamer, the other uncredited; and hand-colored portrait of Lizzie Britton Davis' great niece, Belle Armstrong, imprint of W.W. Washburn, New Orleans. The collection also includes an outdoor view of the Texas Governor's Mansion, with H.B. Hillyer's Art Rooms, Austin, Texas backmark and unsigned penciled inscription to Mrs. Davis. Originally born in St. Augustine, FL, General Edmund J. Davis moved with his family to Galvaston, TX in 1848. Davis settled and stayed in Texas most of his life, establishing a law practice and serving as a judge, until he fled the state after opposing Texas’ secession and refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederacy. Arriving safely in Washington, he met with President Abraham Lincoln and received a colonel's commission as well as an authorization to recruit the cavalry regiment that became the First Texas Cavalry. By the end of the war, he reached the rank of brigadier general and mustered out at that rank. Despite Davis’ former affiliation with the democratic party, after the war, he participated in state politics as a Unionist and Republican. He failed to secure the nomination as senator, but narrowly won the gubernatorial race in 1869. His controversial administration received opposition from both parties, costing him his re-election by a vote of two-to-one in 1873. He tried several times to regain the seat, but was never successful. One of Davis’ two sons, Britton (pictured in a CDV included in the lot), attended West Point and became an officer and scout in the United States Army. He played a key role in ending the Geronimo campaign.

Auction archive: Lot number 363
Auction:
Datum:
17 Aug 2017
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:

Lot of 8 CDVs, including: Civil War-era carte of Brigadier General Edmund J. Davis in uniform with his brother, Waters J. Davis, taken on June 28, 1865, by the New Orleans Photographic Co. Accompanied by a charming portrait of Davis' young sons, Britton and Waters Davis, taken on the same day; 2 studio portraits of Davis' wife, Lizzie Britton Davis, the first embossed Pollock, the second taken by Oliphant in Austin, TX, showing Lizzie Britton Davis with her brother Frank Britton; 2 portraits of Frank Britton, one by Condit & Collamer, the other uncredited; and hand-colored portrait of Lizzie Britton Davis' great niece, Belle Armstrong, imprint of W.W. Washburn, New Orleans. The collection also includes an outdoor view of the Texas Governor's Mansion, with H.B. Hillyer's Art Rooms, Austin, Texas backmark and unsigned penciled inscription to Mrs. Davis. Originally born in St. Augustine, FL, General Edmund J. Davis moved with his family to Galvaston, TX in 1848. Davis settled and stayed in Texas most of his life, establishing a law practice and serving as a judge, until he fled the state after opposing Texas’ secession and refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederacy. Arriving safely in Washington, he met with President Abraham Lincoln and received a colonel's commission as well as an authorization to recruit the cavalry regiment that became the First Texas Cavalry. By the end of the war, he reached the rank of brigadier general and mustered out at that rank. Despite Davis’ former affiliation with the democratic party, after the war, he participated in state politics as a Unionist and Republican. He failed to secure the nomination as senator, but narrowly won the gubernatorial race in 1869. His controversial administration received opposition from both parties, costing him his re-election by a vote of two-to-one in 1873. He tried several times to regain the seat, but was never successful. One of Davis’ two sons, Britton (pictured in a CDV included in the lot), attended West Point and became an officer and scout in the United States Army. He played a key role in ending the Geronimo campaign.

Auction archive: Lot number 363
Auction:
Datum:
17 Aug 2017
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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