CDV bearing the mistaken image of General Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) as distributed by Harper's Weekly in the spring of 1862. Credited on verso to D.H. Lamberson of Galena, IL, where Grant lived with his family prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. Largely unknown to the general population at this time, Grant sat for a portrait at a photographic studio in Cairo, IL in October of 1861 following his promotion to the rank of brigadier general. A fellow bearded Union officer, purportedly a beef contractor named Bill Grant, also visited the studio around the same time. By 1862, in the wake of his impressive military achievements, the editors of Harper's Weekly sought out a photograph of Grant and were presented with two versions of this spurious portrait, which actually depicts Bill Grant. One version appeared on the cover of Harper's Weekly on March 8, 1862, while the second version, offered here, was distributed for public sale in CDV format. Condition: Toning with scattered foxing and light surface soil.
CDV bearing the mistaken image of General Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) as distributed by Harper's Weekly in the spring of 1862. Credited on verso to D.H. Lamberson of Galena, IL, where Grant lived with his family prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. Largely unknown to the general population at this time, Grant sat for a portrait at a photographic studio in Cairo, IL in October of 1861 following his promotion to the rank of brigadier general. A fellow bearded Union officer, purportedly a beef contractor named Bill Grant, also visited the studio around the same time. By 1862, in the wake of his impressive military achievements, the editors of Harper's Weekly sought out a photograph of Grant and were presented with two versions of this spurious portrait, which actually depicts Bill Grant. One version appeared on the cover of Harper's Weekly on March 8, 1862, while the second version, offered here, was distributed for public sale in CDV format. Condition: Toning with scattered foxing and light surface soil.
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