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- General Philip Kearny, circa 1861 - On September 1, 1862, Major General Philip Kearny died during the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia. He was known for his fearless leadership of U.S. cavalry troops for over twenty years. Despite losing his left arm during the Mexican-American War, he came out of retirement to command the New Jersey Volunteer Brigade when the Civil War started. Portraits like this carte-de-visite quickly became popular to commemorate him.
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General Philip Kearny, circa 1861
On September 1, 1862, Major General Philip Kearny died during the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia. He was known for his fearless leadership of U.S. cavalry troops for over twenty years. Despite losing his left arm during the Mexican-American War, he came out of retirement to command the New Jersey Volunteer Brigade when the Civil War started. Portraits like this carte-de-visite quickly became popular to commemorate him.
- Portrait of Edward Bates, 1861-1865 - Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Celebrities, military officers and politicians, such as Edward Bates, President Abraham Lincoln's first Attorney General, were popular subjects.
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Portrait of Edward Bates, 1861-1865
Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Celebrities, military officers and politicians, such as Edward Bates, President Abraham Lincoln's first Attorney General, were popular subjects.