1860s CIVIL WAR UNION GENERAL JESSE LEE RENO CDV PHOTOGRAPH By MATHEW BRADY

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VERY rare and original, 1860’s CDV Photograph of legendary Union Civil War General Jesse Lee Reno (Killed in Action at the Battle of South Mountain) by Mathew Brady. This fantastic, period, albumen Photograph measures approx. 2 1/8” by 3 3/8” and is mounted on its original, square corner, gold ruled CDV Card Mount (card measures approx 2 3/8" x 4"). The portrait is printed on the reverse with the photographers mark that reads in part "Published by E. & H. T. Anthony... From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery". This is a vignette, bust portrait of Reno wearing the uniform of a Union General.Jesse Lee Reno (April 20, 1823 – September 14, 1862) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War, in the Utah War, on the western frontier, and as a Union General during the American Civil War. Known as a "soldier's soldier" who fought alongside his men, he was killed while commanding a corps at Fox's Gap during the Battle of South MountainThis rare and wonderful CDV Photograph is in excellent condition. The Image exhibits sharp focus, strong contrast and rich tonality. Both the Albumen Photograph and the Card Mount are generally clean and crisp and very well preserved with a few scattered, small spots of foxing to the background area of the Image.A very rare and original, 1860’s CDV Photograph of Union General Jesse Lee Reno by Mathew Brady and a fantastic addition to any collection!!Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for a number of rare Civil War CDV Photographs which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!!Jesse Lee Reno (April 20, 1823 – September 14, 1862) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War, in the Utah War, on the western frontier, and as a Union General during the American Civil War. Known as a "soldier's soldier" who fought alongside his men, he was killed while commanding a corps at Fox's Gap during the Battle of South MountainReno was admitted to the United States Military Academy in 1842 and graduated eighth in his class of 59 cadets in 1846, initially commissioned a brevet second lieutenant of Ordnance. Reno and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson became close friends while at West Point. Other classmates and friends included George B. McClellan, George Pickett, Darius N. Couch, A.P. Hill, and George Stoneman. During the Mexican–American War in 1847, Reno commanded an artillery battery under General Winfield Scott and fought in the Siege of Vera Cruz and other battles in Mexico. Reno was brevetted twice during the war—once for "gallant and meritorious conduct" at the Battle of Cerro Gordo, and later for bravery at the Battle for Mexico City and the Battle of Chapultepec, where he was seriously wounded while commanding a howitzer battery. After the Mexican–American War ended, Reno served in several locations, including as a mathematics instructor at West Point. In 1857, Reno was assigned to go with Brig. Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston (later a senior Confederate general in the Western Theater) as chief of ordnance on a two-year expedition to the Utah Territory.When he returned from Utah in 1859, Reno was promoted to captain for fourteen years of continuous service. Captain Reno then took command of the Mount Vernon Arsenal near Mount Vernon, Alabama, in 1859. At dawn on January 4, 1861, Reno was forced to surrender the arsenal to troops from Alabama, a bloodless transfer ordered by the governor of Alabama, Andrew B. Moore. Alabama seceded from the Union a week later. Upon leaving Alabama with his small force, Reno was temporarily assigned to command the Fort Leavenworth Arsenal until he was appointed brigadier general of volunteers in the fall of 1861. He transferred to Virginia, took command of the 2nd Brigade, Burnside Expeditionary Force, and soon had organized five regiments. The 2nd Brigade fought in Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside's North Carolina Expedition from February through July 1862. Reno became a division commander in the IX Corps, which had become part of the Army of the P... read more

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