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Rare pose of Confederate General Robert Ewell. Rarely seen in views like
this. (9/09PB)
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$400
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CDV of Confederate General Richard Taylor, son of Zachary Taylor.
Commanded troops in Louisiana and the Trans Mississippi area.
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$250
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Spectacular and Rare CDV of Confederate Artillery General William
Pendleton. "William Nelson Pendleton (December 26, 1809 – January 15, 1883) was
an American teacher, Episcopal priest, and soldier. He served as a Confederate general
during the American Civil War, noted for his position as Gen. Robert E. Lee's chief of
artillery for most of the conflict. After the war Pendleton returned to the priesthood and
became a religious writer. When the American Civil War commenced in 1861, Pendleton
chose to follow the Confederate cause. On March 16 he entered the Regular Confederate
Artillery with the rank of captain, and on May 1 he was elected captain in the Virginia
Artillery. He commanded a four-gun battery called the Rockbridge Artillery, naming his
guns "Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John" after the Gospel writers.[8] On July 2 Pendleton
participated in the minor Battle of Falling Waters, where "he and his battery performed
capably."[9] On July 13 Pendleton was promoted to colonel and began serving as chief of
artillery for Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's command during the First Battle of Bull Run
on July 21. He was wounded in this fight, injured in an ear and his back. Beginning in July
1861 Pendleton lead the artillery of the Confederate Army of the Potomac, and on March
14, 1862, he continued in this role after the renaming to the Army of Northern Virginia. On
March 26 he was promoted to brigadier general.[10] On July 3 Pendleton was again
wounded when a mule from his artillery kicked him in the leg and possibly breaking one
of his bones there.[9] His most noted Civil War performance occurred during the 1862
Maryland Campaign. On the evening September 19 Lee gave Pendleton command of the
rearguard infantry following the Battle of Shepherdstown, ordering him to hold the
Potomac River crossings until the morning. Despite a commanding position from which
to defend the fords, "Pendleton lost track of his forces and lost control of the situation."
Awaking Lee after midnight, he frantically reported his position lost and all of his guns
captured. This turned out to be a highly exaggerated and hasty account, as he lost only
four guns, but he had pulled out the infantry "without sufficient cause." Richmond
newspapers viciously reported on this incident for the remainder of the war, and
unflattering rumors and jokes were spread by his own soldiers and throughout the army.
At least one military court of inquiry was held to investigate Pendleton's actions at
Shepherdstown. Pendleton served with the Army of Northern Virginia for the rest of the
conflict, taking part in the 1863 and 1864 major campaigns of the Eastern Theater.
However during the final two years of the war, Pendleton's role was mostly administrative,
and his active command was only of the reserve ordnance. Throughout the war, he
continues in his religious calling, always preaching to his men. Pendleton surrendered
with Lee's army at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, and was paroled from there
and returned home." First image of this Rare General I have ever seen.
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$2000
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CDV of Robert E Lee by Vannerson and Jones Richmond Va. Corners
slightly trimmed as seen.
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$650
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Scarce and seldom seen CDV of Confederate General Robert Houston
Anderson. "In early 1861, shortly before the official secession of his home
state, Anderson accepted a commission in the Confederate army as a
lieutenant in the artillery. In September of that year, he was promoted to
major. He was later appointed assistant adjutant general to Maj. Gen. W. H.
T. Walker of the Georgia State militia, later seeing action at the First Battle of
Fort McAllister before his transfer to the frontlines as colonel of the 5th
Georgia Cavalry. Commissioned a brigadier general on July 26, 1864,
Anderson was attached to the Army of Tennessee as a cavalry officer during
the Atlanta Campaign. After the death of commanding officer Brig. Gen. John
H. Kelly near Franklin, Tennessee, Anderson assumed temporary command
of the division before resuming his former position as brigade commander
following the fall of Atlanta. He would later lead his brigade against advancing
Union forces during Sherman's March to the Sea and the Carolinas
Campaign before the collapse of the Confederacy in April 1865. Same view
as Generals in Grey.
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$900
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CDV by Anthony of Confederate General Ewell.
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$175
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Anthony CDV of Admiral Semmes, commander of the CSA Raider Alabama,
sunk of the Coast of France in a naval battle with the Kearsarge.
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$250
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Neat 1/9th Plate Ambrotype of a Confederate Soldier armed with a D Guard
knife. Comes in a nice Gutta Percha Case (will add picture later) Wearing
typical Confederate Belt Buckle. D Guards are highly prized images. A 1/6
plate ambro of this content would go for $3000 and above!
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$1500
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Extremely Rare and the first I have ever seen CDV of Rose Greenhow
the Confederate Spy. Anthony/Brady bm.
Rose O'Neale Greenhow (1817–October 1, 1864) was a renowned Confederate spy. As a
leader in Washington, D.C. society during the period to prior the American Civil War, she
traveled in important political circles and cultivated friendships with presidents, generals,
senators, and high-ranking military officers, using her connections to pass along key
military information to the Confederacy at the start of the war. The Greenhows had eight
children: First came Florence, Gertrude and Leila. Then came four children who would
never make it through infancy, Alice Rose, Robert, Jr.; Morgan Lewis and Rose. The last
child and Rose's constant companion and namesake was named Rose O'Neale
Greenhow and given her mother's maiden name as a middle name. She is the little rebel
known affectionately as "Little Rose". Tragedy struck the family when Greenhow's
husband died soon after little Rose's birth. After his death, Greenhow saw her oldest child
Florence marry and move west, and later, just before the Civil War, Gertrude died.
Greenhow's sympathy for the Confederate cause grew after her husband's death. She
was strongly influenced in her commitment to the right to secession by her friendship with
John C. Calhoun. Greenhow's loyalty to the Confederacy was noted by those with similar
sympathies in Washington, and she was soon recruited as a spy. On July 9, 1861, and
July 16, 1861, Greenhow passed secret messages to Confederate General P.G.T.
Beauregard containing critical information regarding the First Battle of Bull Run and the
plans of Union General Irvin McDowell. Assisting in her conspiracy were pro-Confederate
members of Congress, Union officers, and her dentist, Aaron Van Camp. Confederate
President Jefferson Davis credited Greenhow's information with securing victory at
Manassas for the Confederate Army over the Union Army. Knowing that many in
Washington suspected her of spying for the Confederacy, Greenhow feared for her
remaining family's safety and sent her daughter Leila west to live with her other daughter
Florence and son-in-law, Seymour Treadwell Moore. Moore was a captain in the Union
Army. On August 23, 1861, Allan Pinkerton, head of the recently-formed Secret Service,
apprehended Greenhow and placed her under house arrest. Other leaked information
was traced back to Greenhow's home, and upon searching her home for further evidence,
Pinkerton and his men found maps of Washington fortifications and notes on military
movements. On January 18, 1862, Greenhow was transferred to Old Capitol Prison. Her
eight-year-old daughter "Little" Rose, was permitted to remain with her. Greenhow
continued to pass along messages in unusual ways while imprisoned. For example, she
was said to have sent one message concealed within a woman visitor's bun of hair.
Passers-by could see Rose's window from the street. The position of the blinds and
number of candles burning in the window had special meaning to the "little birdies"
passing by. Greenhow also on one occasion flew the Confederate Flag from her prison
window. On May 31, 1862, Greenhow and her daughter were released from prison.
Deported to Richmond, Virginia, Greenhow was hailed as a heroine by Southerners.
Jefferson Davis welcomed her home and soon enlisted her as a courier to Europe. From
1863 to 1864, Greenhow traveled through France and Britain on a diplomatic mission for
the Confederacy. There was much sympathy for the South among European aristocrats.
While in France, Greenhow was received in the court of Napoleon III at the Tuileries. In
Britain, she had an audience with Queen Victoria and became engaged to Granville
Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville. Two months after arriving in London, Greenhow wrote
her memoirs, titled My Imprisonment and the First Year of Abolition Rule at Washington,
which sold well in Britain. The details of her mission to Europe are recorded in her
personal diaries, dated August 5, 1863, to August 10, 1864.
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$2500
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Pre War view of Fitz Hugh Lee in his Regular Army Uniform. West Point Class
of 1856. Scarce pose.
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$200
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CDV of a Scarce Confederate General William "Extra Billy" Smith of Virginia
by Anthony. Rarely seen subject. Lawyer and Politician in Va including
Senator and Governor. Fought in many battles of the East and was
wounded Five Times. Known for wearing a Top Hat and Umbrella in battle
from time to time.
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$550
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Scarce Vannerson and Jones view of Robert E Lee. Rarely do you see this
left profile pose.
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$1000
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Scarce pose of Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy.
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$250
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CDV of Edmund Kirby Smith Confederate Commander of the Trans
Mississippi arear during the War. Gurney backmark.
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$100
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CDV of Union and Confederate General David Twiggs. Mexican War General
Twiggs commanded in Texas at the begining of the War, when the South
seceded, Twiggs turned over all the Federal property in the State to the
Texans and then resigned his commission for a commission in the
Confederate Army. Died of old age in 1862. Anthony Backmark.
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Sold
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CDV of the irrepressable Cavaliar himself, JEB Stuart, Lee's Cavalryman.
Backmark by G W Minniss Richmond Va. Some slight damage to the upper
left corner. Very scarce Photographer. According to the Museum of the
Confederacy in Richmond, These are the original photographers of this much
copied photograph.
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$750
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CDV of Confederate Naval Officer Commodor George N Hollins. Anthony
Backmark.
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$150
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Rare pose of Confederate General Henry Heath in a Salt Print format. Rarely
seen in this Confederate manufactured view. No photographer imprint and
condition a little off, but something more interesting then the Anthony pose
one invariably sees. On of Lee's favorite Generals.
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$375
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