1860's CIVIL WAR CDV PHOTOGRAPH OF UNION ARMY GENERAL JEFFERSON DAVIS PHOTO

  

Very rare and original, 1860's CDV Photograph of Union Civil War General Jefferson C. This fantastic, period, albumen Photograph measures approx. 2 1/8 by 3 3/8 and is mounted on its original square corner, gold rule border Card Mount (card measures approx 2 1/2" by 4"). This is a wonderful, 3/4 length seated portrait of General Davis wearing an officer's, double breasted frock coat with shoulder straps and holding his sheathed sword in his left hand. The rear of the card mount carries the backmark of the photographer which reads Schwing & Rudd, Photographers, Army of the Cumberland.

Jefferson Columbus Davis (March 2, 1828 November 30, 1879) was a regular officer of the United States Army. Davis' distinguished service in Mexico earned him high prestige at the outbreak of the Civil War, when he led Union troops through Southern Missouri to Pea Ridge, Arkansas, being promoted Brigadier General after that significant victory. Nelson was dissatisfied with his performance, and insulted him in front of witnesses. A few days later, Davis demanded an apology, but the two officers came to blows, and Davis mortally wounded the unarmed Nelson with a pistol. Davis was arrested but avoided conviction, due to the shortage of experienced commanders in the Union Army, however he was not promoted.

This very rare and wonderful, Albumen CDV Photograph is in excellent condition - clean and crisp with razor sharp focus, strong contrast and rich, warm tonality. The card mount is also clean and crisp and exceptionally well preserved. A very rare and very attractive, 1860's CDV Photograph of Civil War Union General Jefferson C. Davis and a fantastic addition to any collection!

When Jefferson Davis was 19 years old, in June 1846, he joined the 3rd Indiana Volunteers. He enlisted as a soldier during the Mexican-American War. Through the war, he received promotions through the rank of sergeant. He received a commission as a second lieutenant, in the First U. He received this promotion for bravery at Buena Vista.

He joined the 1st Artillery in October 1848 at Fort McHenry, outside of Baltimore Maryland. Later he moved south to Fort Washington, Maryland, just outside Washington D. And again to the coast of Mississippi. He was promoted again to first lieutenant in February 1852, being transferred to Florida in 1853 and on to Fortress Monroe in Virginia.

In 1857, he was stationed again in Fort McHenry moving to Florida in 1858. In the summer of 1858, he received a transfer to Fort Moultrie, South Carolina.

Fort Moultrie was located near Fort Sumter and Charleston, South Carolina. He would remain in South Carolina until Fort Sumter was evacuated at the beginning of the Civil War, in 1861. When the war began in April 1861, Davis was an officer in the garrison at Fort Sumter when it was bombarded by Confederate forces. The following month he was promoted to captain and given the task of raising a regiment in Indiana.

Additionally, he was given responsibility over the commissary and supply. After the death of General Lyon and the loss at Wilson's Creek, [a] his request was gratefully accepted. His experience as a regular in the federal army made him a rare commodity, and was given command of the 22nd Indiana Infantry receiving a promotion to colonel. By the end of August, Davis received orders to succeed Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant as commander of forces in northwest Missouri.

His headquarters were situated in Jefferson City, Missouri with approximately 16,000 confederate troops in the near vicinity. General Fremont had great concerns that the confederate troops commanded by Generals McCullough and Sterling Price would set their eyes on St.

Louis as a potential target. Davis' command grew quickly, starting at 12,000 at the beginning of September expanding to 18,000 to 20,000 by the end of the month. Initially, Davis spent time building fortifications to fend off possible attack on the capital city. Once his defensive plan was completed, he planned an offensive campaign, however, materiel was refused to Davis.

This potentially had the negative effects of losing the Battle of Lexington. In December 1861, he took command of the 3rd Division, Army of the Southwest. He pursued Confederate troops through southern Missouri, as they retreated toward and into Arkansas. In March 1862, his Division attacked the Confederates at the Battle of Pea Ridge. Davis distinguished service at Pea Ridge was rewarded in May 1862; Davis received a field promotion commensurate with his command of a Division Commander, brevetted to Brigadier General.

At the Siege of Corinth, he commanded the 4th Division, Army of the Mississippi. Davis as well as the Circumstances Surrounding the Killing of Union General William Bull Nelson>. The item "1860's CIVIL WAR CDV PHOTOGRAPH OF UNION ARMY GENERAL JEFFERSON DAVIS PHOTO" is in sale since Friday, March 25, 2016.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Photographs". The seller is "walnutts" and is located in Brewster, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.