Cartes de visite; Military officers; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "John Pelham of Alabama. Killed in battle - war of 1861-65. Class-mate at West Point." A native of Alabama, Pelham left West Point before...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Portrait photographs; Uniforms
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "C. D. Emory. Class-mate at West Point." Due to health concerns Emory never saw field service during the War. He died at age 38 from a chronic...
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "H.M. Baldwin, Lieut. 5th Arty. Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., 19th Oct 1864." Baldwin, a native of New Jersey, was mortally wounded during the Battle...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "Sheldon Sturgeon. Class-mate at West Point." Sturgeon graduated last in the first class of 1861 from the United States Military Academy at West...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Portrait photographs; Uniforms
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "Richard Arnold. Capt. 5 Arty." Arnold served most of the War in the Western Theatre of Operations as Chief of Artillery for the Department of the...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: J.S. Poland. Class-mate at West Point." Poland received several promotions during the Civil War for gallantry in action at the battles of Antietam,...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "G.V. Weir, 5 Arty." Weir became an officer in the 5th U.S. Artillery in July 1861. He served in several major engagements during the Civil War,...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "J. B. Rawles. Class mate at West Point." Rawles commanded a battery of artillery in the Western Threatre during the Civil War. He retired from...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "Malbone F. Watson, Class-mate at West Point" Watson lost a leg while commanding a battery of artillery at the battle of Gettysburg. He later...
Cartes de visite; Physicians; Military officers; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "Dr. Hammond, U.S. Army" Hammond served at Surgeon General of the U.S. Army in 1862-63. He tried to implement numerous reforms of military medical...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "Henry W. Kingsbury. Class-mate at West Point." Kingsbury was initially commissioned in the 5th U.S. Artillery but later became Colonel of the 11th...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "H. V. de Hart. Capt. 5 Arty." Captain de Hart was mortally wounded at the battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia, 27 June 1862.
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "Stephen H. Weed, Capt. 5 Art. Killed at Gettysburg." Career Army officer Stephen Weed left the 5th Artillery to accept a commission as...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "Genl. Ch. P. Stone, USA." Charles P. Stone was a career army officer who was wrongly accused of causing the Union defeat at the Battle of Ball's...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "Lieut. A. Tracy Lee. 5 Arty." Lee served as an officer in the 5th U.S. Artillery.
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "George Rice. School-mate Dr. Lyons." Rice and Henry Algernon du Pont attended a classical school operated by Dr. James Gilborne Lyons at West...
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "Adml. Clitz, USN." Clitz served in the U.S. Navy during the Mexican War and the Civil War. He became a Rear-Admiral in 1880.