[Civil War] Group of 23 Carte de Visites of Union Soldiers from New England, the Midwest, and the South
23 CDVs of soldiers, some subjects identified. The following photographers/studios are represented: B.F. Smith & Son (Portland, ME); A. Bixby, M.D. (Ludlow, VT); Wells & Collins (New Haven, CT); J.L. Judd (Litchfield, CT); Cridland's Photograph Gallery (Dayton, OH); E.S. Walker (Columbus, OH); Wallis Bros. (Chicago, IL); Seavey (Canton, IL); A.A. Barnes (Indianapolis, IN); Recher (Hagerstown, MD); some uncredited. Conditions generally good, with occasional toning, soiling, and some edge and corner wear to mounts. Some mount edges trimmed and corners clipped.
Highlighted subjects, some identified in period script or tentatively identified by previous consignor, include: Edwin B. Houghton, 17th Maine Infantry. -- Charles Hooper, 7th New Hampshire Infantry, WIA Drewry's Bluff. -- Member of Providence First Light Infantry. -- Joseph Vaill, 8th Connecticut Infantry. -- Studio portrait of four men, including a soldier at left. A light reflector can be seen at right. -- Possibly Alvin P. Holmes, 13th Michigan Infantry, WIA Bentonville, NC. -- J.S. Myers, 22nd Texas Infantry. -- And others.
Estate of David O'Reilly, Old Bridge, New Jersey
This lot is located in Cincinnati.