MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL WAR CONGRESSMAN, WILLIAM B. WASHBURN

(1820-87) Born in Winchenton, Mass., he graduated from Yale in 1844. Served in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1850, and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1853-55. Was a U.S. Congressman, 1863-71, and the Governor of Massachusetts, 1872-74.

Original 1800's portrait engraving. Printed signature below his likeness, and title, Governor of Massachusetts, 1872 to 1874. Tipped to 6 x 9 page. Excellent.

GEORGE O. SHATTUCK

(1829-97) Born in Andover, Mass. Attended Phillips Andover Academy and Harvard. Became one of the most prominent lawyers in Massachusetts. Was President of the Boston Bar Association. Had an ancestor killed at Bunker Hill during the American Revolution, and was a member of the Bunker Hill Monument Association. On May 29, 1897, at a meeting of the Suffolk Bar, resolutions were adopted and addresses were made by distinguished members of the Bar, and by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., of the Supreme Court, in tribute to Shattuck, who had died 3 months...  

U.S. POLITICIAN JAMES G. BLAINE

(1830-93) A thrilling orator, he was one of the founding members of the Republican Party and served as a delegate to the first Republican convention in 1856. A staunch Abraham Lincoln supporter, Blaine was a U.S. Congressman, 1863-76, serving as Speaker of the House, 1869-75. He then served as U.S. Senator, 1876-81, was Secretary of State under President James A. Garfield, was the Republican nomination for president in 1884 losing to Grover Cleveland, and served again as Secretary of State, this time in the administration of President Benjamin Harrison....  

PORTRAIT, MARTHA JEFFERSON RANDOLPH

(1772-1836) Original 1800's portrait engraving of Martha Jefferson Randolph, the first child of Founding Father and 3rd U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, and his wife Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. In 1790, she married the famous soldier and Virginia politician, Thomas M. Randolph (1768-1828). Randolph served in the Virginia State Senate in 1793 and 1794; fought in the War of 1812 as a colonel of the Twentieth Infantry; served as U.S. Congressman, 1803-07; was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1819, 1820, and 1823-1825; and was Governor of...  

PORTRAITS OF REBEL OFFICERS

Collage of portrait engravings of President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee, General P.G.T. Beauregard, General Joseph E. Johnston, General Albert S. Johnston, General Braxton Bragg, General Simon B. Buckner and Commander George N. Hollins.

Comes displayed in an archival quality gray mat which measures 11 x 14. Ready to put in a frame of your choice. Excellent, original Civil War period engraving.

PORTRAITS OF UNION NAVAL OFFICERS

Collage of oval portraits of Union naval officers; David G. Farragut, Samuel F. Dupont, Louis M. Goldsborough, Andrew H. Foote, Charles Wilkes, John A. Dahlgren, David D. Porter, Charles H. Davis, Henry W. Morris, James H. Ward, Charles S. Boggs, and John L. Worden. Name and rank of each officer appears under their portrait. Engraved by J.C. Buttre, New York. 1864 O.D. Case & Co., Connecticut imprint.

Comes displayed in an archival quality gray mat which measures 11 x 14. Ready to put in a frame of your choice. Excellent, original 1864 dated...  

PORTRAITS OF CONFEDERATE CHIEFTAINS

Collage of oval portraits of Confederate leaders. President Jefferson Davis is the central figure and he is surrounded by Alexander H. Stephens, Judah P. Benjamin, R. Barnwell Rhett, John B. Floyd, William L. Yancey, Isham G. Harris, Robert Toombs, John Slidell, James M. Mason, and Henry A. Wise. Floyd, Toombs and Wise all held rank of General in the Confederate Army. Engraved by J.C. Buttre, New York.

Comes displayed in an archival quality gray mat which measures 11 x 14. Ready to put in a frame of your choice. Excellent, original Civil War...  

PORTRAITS OF CONFEDERATE LEADERS

Collage of oval portraits of Confederates Alexander H. Stephens, Judah P. Benjamin, John Slidell, James M. Mason, Henry A. Wise, John C. Breckenridge, and William L. Yancey. Published by H.B. Hall. Comes displayed in an archival quality gray mat which measures 11 x 14. Ready to put in a frame of your choice. Excellent, original Civil War period engraving.

C.S.A. GENERAL JAMES PATTON ANDERSON

(1822-72) Born in Franklin County, Tenn. He studied and practiced medicine in Hernando County, Miss., from where he raised and commanded the 1st Battalion Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War as their lieutenant colonel. After serving a term in the Mississippi State House of Representatives, he was appointed United States marshal for Washington Territory by President Franklin Pierce. Was United States Congressman from Washington Territory, 1855-57. He was appointed governor of the territory by President James Buchanan in 1857 but declined the office. He...  

U.S. SENATOR ROGER S. BALDWIN

(1793-1863) Grandson of signer of the Declaration of Independence, Roger Sherman, cousin of U.S. Congressmen George F. Hoar and Ebenezer R. Hoar. Graduated from Yale in 1811, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1814 and commenced practice in New Haven, Conn. Member of the Connecticut State Senate, 1837-38; member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1840-41; Governor of Connecticut, 1844-46; and U.S. Senator, 1847-51. He was a member of the Peace Convention in 1861 held in Washington, D.C. which tried to prevent the War Between The...  

STATESMAN LEWIS CASS

(1782-1866) American statesman. Served as U.S. Marshal for Ohio, 1807-12; fought in the War of 1812; was Governor of Michigan, 1813-31; U.S. Secretary of War, 1831-36; Minister to France, 1836-42; U.S. Senator, 1845-48, and 1849-57; and U.S. Secretary of State, 1857-60. He resigned the latter post in protest when the Buchanan administration refused to reinforce the forts of Charleston, S.C. on the eve of the Civil War.

Original 1862 dated portrait engraving with printed autograph. Made from the original painting by Chappel. Published by Johnson,...  

GENERAL WILLIAM R. SHAFTER RECEIVING SURRENDER OF GENERAL TORAL

6 1/2 x 10, sepia tone print. Titled Surrender of General Toral to General Shafter, it was made from the original drawing by Victor S. Perard. Copyright 1898. Very tiny edge tear at extreme left border which is well away from any of the content. Very fine. This is a scene from the Spanish American War where Shafter was serving as Major General. Shafter had been a Civil War hero, serving with the 7th Michigan Infantry, and he received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at Fair Oaks, Va., where he was wounded....