American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography

CDV standing portrait of General George Crook in uniform, posed in a Napoleonic style with his hand tucked into his frock coat. Uncredited, but identified in ink below image: "Geo. Crook / Maj Genl U. S. Vol."

CDV full standing portrait of Captain Charles Shultz in uniform with first lieutenant shoulder straps. Nashville, TN: T. M. Schleier. Identified in ink below image: "Lt Charlie Shultz / 1st Cav Ohio Vol." Shultz also poses Napoleonically, tucking his ungloved hand into his frock coat.

Provenance: Acquired from an October 2024 auction containing material identified to General David Sloane Stanley (1828-1902) (consignor notes). After graduating from West Point in 1852, Stanley was assigned to frontier duty. He was stationed at various forts in the Dakota Territory, Indian Territory, and Kansas, where he aided in quelling disturbances at the Kansas border in 1856. When the Civil War began, he was given command of a division in the Western Theater, participating in numerous battles over the next three years. He was wounded in the neck at the Battle of Franklin and later received the Medal of Honor for his actions (November 1864). Following the Civil War, Stanley was appointed colonel of the 22nd US Infantry, primarily serving in the Dakota Territory until 1874. Stanley commanded the Yellowstone expedition of 1873, encouraging settlement in the area.