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ORIGINAL - CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL - CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL - CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL - CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL - CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL - CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL - CIVIL WAR

ORIGINAL - CIVIL WAR " MAJ. GENERAL W. S. ROSECRANS " WAR TIME ENGRAVING c1863

$ 2.11

Availability: 67 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    ORIGINAL - CIVIL WAR " MAJOR GENERAL W.S.ROSECRANS " WAR TIME ENGRAVING c1863
    WAR TIME ENGRAVING of MAJOR GENERAL W.S.ROSECRANS. IN THE PLATE BELOW THE MAJOR GENERAL IS HIS PRINTED SIGNATURE.
    Entered, according to Act of Congress AD 1863 by Johnson , Fry & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court of southern district of N.Y.
    William Starke Rosecrans (b.1819-d.1898) U.S. Army officer. He was the victor at prominent Western Theater battles, but his military career was effectively ended following his disastrous defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863. He was briefly considered as a vice presidential running mate for Abraham Lincoln in 1864. After the war, he served in diplomatic and appointed political positions and in 1880 was elected to Congress, representing California.
    Engraver: Johnson Fry & Co. after a painting by : Alonzo Chappel
    Created: New York 1863
    Trim size : W 8 1/2" x H 11 3/16"
    Medium weight cream colored paper.
    Condition is Very Fine for its 159 years with light handling and pin holes along the very right front edge from an earlier album.
    (please see pictures)
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