The Collected Library, Including Americana and Early Photography

11 CDVs of Zouaves, some identified. Images in varying conditions though most feature some toning and spotting, with wear to mount edges and corners. Including the following subjects:

Col. R.C. Hawkins, 9th Reg't. Zouaves. New York: E. Anthony (Brady negative), 1861. Rush C. Hawkins (1831-1920) was a complex character of manifold experiences and interests, including those of the military variety. He enlisted in the 2nd United States Dragoons at the young age of 15, during the Mexican-American War. Upon returning from the battlefield, Hawkins studied and practiced law in New York City before helping to raise the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry as the Civil War began in earnest. He was appointed the regiment's colonel in May of 1861 and blazed an impressive trail through North Carolina as part of Butler's expedition to capture Fort Hatteras in 1861 and General Burnside's North Carolina Expedition including the Battles of Roanoke Island, New Bern, and South Mills in February, March, and April of 1862, respectively. On Roanoke Island, Hawkins also served as post commandant of the Freedmen's Colony established there, enforcing labor wages and provisions for "contrabands" seeking refuge on the island while his regiment occupied it after the battle. A wound in the left arm at South Mills left Hawkins unable to return to the battlefield until just before the Battle of Fredericksburg where he commanded the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, IX Corps. After mustering out with his old "Hawkins' Zouaves" on 20 May 1863, Hawkins continued his military service, eventually receiving a promotion to the rank of brevet brigadier general in the New York militia shortly after the war ended. Hawkins' postwar life was filled with hobbies and interests far removed from the battlefield. He got involved in politics, serving as a member of the New York State Assembly, and became an avid collector of rare books and 19th-century American art, eventually accumulating 225 incunabula and an impressive collection of early and modern paintings. His marriage to wife Annmary Brown also forged an important connection between Hawkins and Brown University, where he and his wife are buried and his collections are curated to this day. 

Col. E.E. Ellsworth, New York Zouaves. Slain at Alexandria, May 24, 1861. Philadelphia: McAllister & Brothers. CDV likely after lithograph or engraving. -- Peter J.L. Searing, 9th New York Infantry, Co. D, "Hawkins' Zouaves." New York: Bogardus. Verso inscribed, "Mary E. Searing's property, M.E.S. River Side, 1863." -- Colonel Robert Clark, 13th New York Infantry. Uncredited. -- Colonel William "Billy" Wilson, 6th New York Infantry, "Wilson's Zouaves," and 69th New York Infantry. New York: E. Anthony (Brady negative). -- Alfred Chamberlain (as identified by consignor), 10th New York Infantry, Co. A, "National Zouaves," WIA Fredericksburg. New York: Julius Brill. -- Putnam Field, 10th New York Infantry, "National Zouaves," WIA Gaines' Mill. Amherst, MA: J.L. Lovell. Autographed in lower margin. -- Col. John Bendix, 7th and 10th New York Infantries ("National Zouaves"). New York: Julius Brill. -- James Henry Briggs (as identified by consignor), 10th New York Infantry, "National Zouaves." New York: R.A. Lewis. -- CDV, vignetted view of a possible "Burnside Zouave," wearing a Corps badge on his collar. Providence, RI: Carpenter & Lord. -- CDV, standing view of possible Zouave. Flemington, NJ: William Sherwood.