Original CIVIL War Performer Mrs Gen. Tom Thumb (rare Pose) CDV Photo 1863

  
CIVIL WAR PERFORMER MRS GEN. TOM THUMB (RARE POSE) CDV PHOTO 1863. TOM THUMB (RARE POSE) ID'd CDV PHOTO 1863.

Mercy Lavinia Warren Stratton b. 1919 was an American circus performer and the wife of Charles Sherwood Stratton, known as General Tom Thumb.

She was known as a performer and for her appearance in one silent film, The Lilliputians' Courtship, 1915. Warren met Stratton while working at Barnum's American Museum. Their wedding was one of the biggest events during the Civil War in New York. They were married in an elaborate ceremony on February 10, 1863. President Abraham Lincoln and his wife provided a reception for the new couple at the White House.

PERIOD ID'd ON THE REVERSE: Mrs. GURNEY & SON 707 BROADWAY N. DIMENSIONS: 2 5/16" x 3 15/16". SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST.