Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin, CDV Group Including Signed Carte, Plus
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Lot of 6 CDVs of Union Army Major General William B. Franklin, including a full-length pose as brigadier general published by E. Anthony from a Brady negative, signed by Franklin in the lower margin. Others include another Brady/Anthony pose as brigadier general, taken during the same session as the signed carte; a vignette by Jas. E. McClees & R.W. Addis of Philadelphia, copyright 1862; and three different poses as major general, all published by Brady/Anthony. PLUS CDV of Lt. Col. Jacob H. Dewees, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry.Although he filled some of the most important commands in the Union army, William Buel Franklin (1823-1903) left a mixed legacy, his successes on the field balanced by some glaring failures. A West Point graduate (1843) and ardent Democrat, Franklin was well experienced and well connected by the time of the Civil War, having seen service with the Topographical Engineers, as overseer of construction of the Capitol dome in Washington, and as Secretary of the Light House Board. When hostilities commenced, he was a natural choice to be given command of a brigade, and soon after a division, aided and abetted by his close association with the rising commander of the Army of the Potomac and fellow Democrat, George B. McClellan. Not known as an aggressive commander, Franklin nevertheless was credited with success at
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