Soldiers and Citizens; Robert E. Lee with Former Union and Confederate Leaders
Date:
1869/08
Description:
Greenbrier, White Sulpher Springs, West Virginia. Standing: General John W. Geary, General John B. Magruder, General Robert D. Lilley, General P.G.T. Beauregard, General Lewis Wallace, General Henry A. Wise, General Joseph L. Brent, General James Connor. Sitting down: Blacgue Bey, General R.E. Lee, George Peabody, W.W. Corcoran, James Lyons.
Andersonville Prison Survivor, E. W. McIntosh, Indianapolis
Date:
undated
Description:
Text on back reads - This skeleton photo is a copy from a tin type that was taken by a citizen of Vicksburg, at parol camp near Vicksburg, March 28th, 1865. It was shown at the trial of Wirtz, who was hung at Washington. The soldier supporting the living skeleton is a hospital nurse. The skeleton is a correct photograph of E. W. McIntosh, Co. E. 14th Ill. Inft. He enlisted at Bloomington, April 22, 1861, mustering in May 25th, 1861, at Jacksonsville, Ill. was through 22 battles, wounded 5 times, and was catured at Ackworth, Georgia, till March 28th, 1865. He was helpless for years after he was discharged and was faithfully cared for by a loyal Christian mother. A boy's true friend is his mother.
The skeleton shows the average condition of prisoners coming out of prison after the war was over. This goes to show what it cost to purchase the freedom the people enjoy today. Rather than to sacrifice our principles we chose death before dishonor.
Mr. McIntosh was covered with scurvy sores till his joints would swell up. He was a mental and physical wreck, and suffers from its effect today. Mr. McIntosh weighed 175 pounds when captured; when exchanged he weighed 65 pounds and could not walk. Mr. McIntosh was on the steamer Sultana when she blew up on the 27th day of April, 1865, seven miles above Memphis. He was on his way home, and was rescued by two colored men after being 14 hours in the water. One thousand six hundred ex-prisoners out of two thousand were drowned as a result of the disaster.
Buy one of these photographs to show your children and neighbors how our boys suffered to make every dollar you have in your business. If you buy a photograph you will help spread loyalty, and teach the truth of the land to love the soldier and flag and forever keep the flag waving on the school house.'
Jackson, Lt. Gen. Thomas J. 'Stonewall' and His Staff
Date:
undated
Description:
Portraits of Civil War officers; Lt. Gen T.J. Jackson and Staff; Clockwise from the top: R.L. Dabney Maj. A.A.G., W. Allan LT. Col. Chf. Ord., A.S. Pendleton Lt. Col. A.A.G., J.G. Morrison Capt. A.D.C., D.B. Bridgeford Maj. P.M., H.K. Douglas Maj., J.P. Smith Cap. A.D.C., Hunter McGuire Maj. and Med. Dir., J. Hotchkiss Capt. Ton. Eng., W.J. Hawks Maj. Chf. C.S. Center Photo of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall).
Engraving of J.W. Shields. Likeness from the last photograph from life. Johnson, Fry and Co. Publishers New York. Entered according to act of Congress AD1862 by Johnson, Fry and Co. in the clerks offuce of the district court for the southern district of NY.
Lithograph of Confederate Commanders: Hood, A.P. Hill, Davis, Stuart, Jackson, Lee, Longstreet, J.E. Johnston, Beauregard. Copyrighted by the Notman Photo Co. Limited 3 Park St. Boston, Mass. EUC.LAFRICAIN. Letter attached on the back from The Travelers Insurance Company to Roy Bird Cook stating: Dear Mr. Cook: We had so many inquries about our lithograph of Confederate Commanders that we had a number of copies made. We are sending you one herewith. While it is not quite as large as the original, we hope it will serve your purpose. Very truly yours, Colin Simkin, Advertising Assistant.
Civil War Battle of Carrick's Ford, West Virginia, Discovery of the Body of General Garnett, by Major Gordon and Colonel Dumont, after the Battle
Date:
undated
Description:
After the confederates had crossed the fourth ford General Garnett again endeavored to rally his men, standing waving his hand on an exposed point near the river bank, by his side only one young man (Chaplet), wearing the uniform of the Georgia Sharpshooters. Three of Dumont's men fired at the same time, and Garnett and his companion fell at the first round. The men rushed across, and on turning the body discovered that the Confederate leader of Western Virginia had paid the penalty; he was shot through the heart. Major Gordon, U.S.A., closed his eyes reverently, and Colonel Dumont, coming up, had him carried into a grove close by, where they laid him down, taking care of his sword and watch, to be sent with his body to his family. From Leslie's Illustrated Weekly; Frank Leslie Illustrated Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War, etc. Publisher Mrs. Frank Leslie, NY. ca, 1896.
