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Private Bowman, 12th Virginia Cavalry - Cased 1/9th Plate Tintype of a Confederate Cavalryman From Virginia. Posing here is ...
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Private Bowman, 12th Virginia Cavalry - Cased 1/9th Plate Tintype of a Confederate Cavalryman From Virginia. Posing here is young William Bowman, a private in Co. "K", 12th Virginia Cavalry. Hardly the glamorous stereotype of a dashing Virginia cavalier, Bowman wears simple civilian clothing that is only somewhat militarized by the addition of three uniform buttons. His low-crowned hat also carries a modest regimental designation by having "12 VA" pinned to its face. The tintype is in excellent condition. Its gutta-percha case has floral designs on both sides . Despite his mild agrarian appearance, William Bowman rode with a hard-riding rebel cavalry regiment. The 12th Virginia checked a Federal advance at Brandy Station and, the following year, participated in the famed "Beefsteak Raid" that netted some 2,000 head of Yankee cattle for the starving defenders of Petersburg. Bowman survived the war, dying in 1923. He is buried in his native Shenandoah County.Provenance: The Tharpe Collection of American Military History
Exhibited: The Liberty Heritage Society Museum
Auction Info
2007 June Civil War Grand Format Auction #663 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2007
24th-25th
Sunday-Monday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 5
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