CDV, General William N.R. Beall

Autographed carte de visite

From the personal collection of Surgeon & General Bernard John Dowling Irwin. Irwin has the distinct honor of being the first recipient of the Medal of Honor in U.S. military history by date of action, February 13, 1861

(1825-83) Born in Bardstown, Ky., he relocated to Arkansas before his 10th birthday. He graduated #13 in the West Point class of 1848, and was commissioned into the U.S. Infantry serving in the 4th, and 5th regiments on the western frontier. On March 3, 1855, he was promoted to 1st...  

Signed CDV, General Braxton Bragg

Autographed carte de visite photograph with New Orleans, Louisiana back mark

Commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee

Very rare Confederate image

(1817-76) Born in Warrenton, North Carolina, he graduated in the West Point class of 1837 where his classmates included notable future Civil War Union Generals Joseph Hooker, and John Sedgwick, and future Confederate Generals John C. Pemberton, and Jubal A. Early. In Bragg's pre Civil War U.S. Army career he fought against the Florida Seminole Indians, and served gallantly in...  

Signed CDV, General George Washington Custis Lee

Signed carte de visite photograph with Richmond, Va. backmark

Eldest son of General Robert E. Lee

Captured at Sayler's Creek, Va., in 1865


(1832-1913) Born on September 16, 1832, at Fortress Monroe, Va., he was the eldest son of General Robert E. Lee, and graduated #1 in the West Point class of 1854. As a captain of engineers in the Confederate army, he engaged in the construction of the fortifications around Richmond and later served on the personal staff of C.S.A. President Jefferson Davis with rank of colonel. He was...  

CDV, General George B. McClellan

Autographed carte de visite

General-in-Chief of the U.S. Armies during the Civil War, 1861-62

Democratic Presidential Candidate that was defeated by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864

Governor of New Jersey

From the personal collection of Surgeon & General Bernard John Dowling Irwin. Irwin has the distinct honor of being the first recipient of the Medal of Honor in U.S. military history by date of action, February 13, 1861

(1826-85) Hailed as the "Young Napoleon," McClellan was thought to have of the...  

CDV, Colonel Henry S. Lansing

Autographed carte de visite with rank and regiment

Photographed as colonel of the 17th New York Infantry

(1824-82) Born in Utica, N.Y., prior to the Civil War, Lansing was a key participant in the establishment of the "Military Association of New York." He enlisted in the Union army on May 18, 1861, at New York City, and was commissioned colonel of the 17th New York Infantry, a 2 year regiment. He saw action during the Siege of Yorktown, Va., as well as in the Seven Days Battles where he was seriously wounded and had to be...  

CDV, Autographed by Senator Benjamin F. Wade of Ohio

United States Civil War Senator

President Pro Tempore during the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial. If Johnson had been removed from office Senator Wade would have become the President of the U.S.A.

Image by Alexander Gardner, Washington, D.C.

(1800-78) Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1828, and commenced practice in Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. A member of the Whig Party, he served in the Ohio State Senate, 1837-38, 1841-42; and was judge of the third judicial court...  

CDV, General William S. Mudgett

2nd Maine Infantry

Colonel 80th U.S. Colored Troops

Autographed carte de visite

(1837-99) Born in Northport, Maine. He enlisted on May 28, 1861, as a private, and was mustered into the 2nd Maine Infantry. Promoted to 1st lieutenant, Sept. 9, 1861; captain, July 15, 1862; mustered out of the regiment on June 9, 1863. Commissioned lieutenant colonel, 80th U.S. Colored Troops, on Sept. 1, 1863; promoted to colonel, Mar. 7, 1865, brevet brigadier general, Mar. 13, 1865; mustered out of the service on Mar. 1, 1867.

Wet plate,...  

CDV General John F. Rathbone

Autographed carte de visite

Cousin of Major Henry R. Rathbone, who was in the presidential box at Ford's Theater, on the night of the Lincoln assassination!

(1821-?) Born in Albany, N.Y., he was educated at Albany Academy and the Collegiate Institute at Brockport. In 1845, he built a foundry in Albany which became one of the largest in the world. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Rathbone was commissioned Brigadier General in the New York National Guard, and appointed commandant of the Albany Depot of Volunteers. From this depot...  

CDV General Thomas J. Wood

Autographed carte de visite

(1823-1906) Born at Munfordville, Ky., he was a cousin of Gen. Ben Hardin Helm of the Confederate Army. He graduated in the West Point class of 1845. During the Mexican War he won a brevet for gallantry at Buena Vista. He saw much duty on the Indian frontier during the pre Civil War years. On Oct. 11, 1861, he was commissioned a brigadier general of volunteers. He commanded a division in Buell's Army of the Ohio at Shiloh and Perryville; and at Murfreesboro where he especially distinguished himself. Wood was...