April 5, 2024
1860's CIVIL WAR CDV PHOTOGRAPH OF UNION ARMY GENERAL JOHN SCHOFIELD MOH PHOTO
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VERY rare and original, 1860's Civil War CDV Photograph of Union Brigadier General and Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor John McAllister Schofield. This fantastic, period, albumen Photograph measures approx. 2 1/8" by 3 1/4" and is mounted on its original, square corner, gold rule border CDV Card Mount (card measures approx 2 1/2" by 4"). The Image is a 1/2 length, seated portrait of General Schofield wearing the uniform of a Brigadier General in the Union Army. While there is no photographer's mark on the mount, there is a 2 cent, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Tax Stamp affixed to the back that is cancelled in manuscript "W.B. / July 11, 1865".John McAllister Schofield (September 29, 1831 - March 4, 1906) was an American soldier who held major commands during the American Civil War. He later served as U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the United States Army. When the Civil War broke out, Schofield became a major in the 1st Missouri Infantry Regiment and served as chief of staff to Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon until Lyon's death during the Battle of Wilson's Creek (Missouri) in August 1861. Schofield acted with "conspicuous gallantry" during the battle, and received the Medal of Honor in 1892 for that action. Schofield was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers on November 21, 1861, and to major general
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