[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 2 photographs of Union and Confederate Naval officers, D.G. Farragut and Raphael Semmes.
Cabinet card portrait of Admiral Farragut in uniform. New York: Sarony, n.d. 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. albumen photograph on cardstock mount (toning, light soiling and wear to mount edges and corners). -- Copy half portrait of CSN Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes in uniform. N.p., n.d. 3 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. silver gelatin print mounted in modern cardstock mat (some creasing and light surface wear to image). -- Together, 2 portraits of uniformed naval officers.
Admiral David Glasgow Farragut is best remembered for the Battle of Mobile Bay and his order "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead."
Raphael Semmes (1809-1877) commanded the Confederate commerce raider, CSS Alabama.
Property from William H. Itoh, collector, historian and retired Foreign Service Officer
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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![[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 2 photographs of Union and Confederate Naval officers, D.G. Farragut and Raphael Semmes.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/3072a2ff-3d16-44a1-a0de-b3a80cc0e452?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)