FOUR CDVS OF MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SEDGWICK,

FOUR CDVS OF MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SEDGWICK, (image 1/3)
FOUR CDVS OF MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SEDGWICK, (image 2/3)
FOUR CDVS OF MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SEDGWICK, (image 3/3)
Pricing & History
an unmounted albumen with two cdvs by Anthony/Brady and another by army photographer Weitfle & Wright, 1s Div., 6th Corps. An old soldier with two decades of experience fighting Indians and Mexicans before the Civil War. Upon hostilities, Sedgwick inherited the Colonelcy of the depleted 1st US Cavalry and was quickly appointed Brigadier General in August 1861. He took command of a division and was wounded at Frayser's Farm in June 1862 followed by promotion to Major General in July. An Antietam, Sedgwick was wounded three times. Shortly before Chancellorsville he took over the 6th Corps and commanded it at Gettysburg where it was not as heavily engaged as other units of the army. Sedgwick was killed at the Wilderness on May 9, 1864 by a rebel sharpshooter.Condition: Unmounted albumen EXC, two cartes VG with slight wear, another trimmed at corners with dents in albumen, G.
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