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Sold on Oct 17, 2009 for: Not Sold
Carte de Visite of Captain Thomas Foulds Ellsworth, Medal of Honor Recipient. The CDV is 2.5" x 4", with "Graham P...
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Description
Carte de Visite of Captain Thomas Foulds Ellsworth, Medal of Honor Recipient. The CDV is 2.5" x 4", with "Graham Photographer . . . Mexico, Missouri" on the back, and gilt edges. Ellsworth, of the 55th Colored Infantry, the first regiment of colored soldiers, enlisted as a private, but was promoted to captain for saving the life of Colonel Alfred Stedman Hartwell during the battle at Honey Hill, South Carolina, on November 30, 1864, by carrying him off the field when wounded. Ells received the Medal of Honor for his Civil War heroism in 1895. Pencil notation on the verso and light soiling on the edges.Auction Info
2009 October Grand Format Historical Manuscripts Auction #6031 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2009
16th-17th
Friday-Saturday
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