Rare CIVIL WAR Carte de Visite Photo of Identified LT. COL, 15th Maine Infantry

  

Nice Antique Civil War Military Carte de Visite Photo of Identified Union LT. COLONEL in Uniform, 15th Maine Infantry.

DESCRIPTION: Nice, original CIVIL WAR Carte de Visite of IDENTIFIED Union Lt. Shown wearing frock coat, as shown.

Has identification with it, from the album it was in as Col. Isaac Dyer, 15th Maine Infantry. This photo is also similar to one of him in the records, confirming identification. Records show that he was commissioned into the Field & Staff of the 15th Maine on Dec. Promoted COLONEL of the regiment on August 26, 1862 AND BRIG.

BY BREVET on March 13, 1865. He came from Skowhegan, Maine. The 15th Maine was involved in a number of battles, including the Red River Campaign, and had significant casualties. Carte de Visite photos were popular during the Civil War, both by officers and military men, and also by civilians.

Carte de Visites were the most popular format during the war years, and including friends and relatives, as well as rmilitary and political leaders in your CdV album was very popular. This was the best way to collect them, without having the various other methods we have today. THIS PHOTO IS QUITE SCARCE AS YOU DO NOT FIND MANY CDVS OF COLONELS. This one was in an original Civil War period CdV album.