CDV William H. Seward & Foreign Diplomats

U.S. Secretary of State

(1801-72) Lawyer and Whig politician. Governor of New York 1839-42. He later served in the Senate, vigorously opposed slavery and joined the Republican party in 1856. Twice passed over for president (1856 and 1860) he became Abraham Lincoln's very able Secretary of State. He was savagely attacked in his bed on the night of the Lincoln assassination by fellow conspirator Lewis Payne. He recovered from his wounds and served in the same post under President Andrew Johnson. Perhaps his most important act was the purchase...  

CDV Oliver P. Morton

Civil War Governor of Indiana

(1823-77) Born in Salisbury, Wayne County, Indiana, Morton was the first Indiana born man to hold the office of governor of that state. A graduate of Miami (Ohio) University, he practiced law, was a circuit court judge, and was one of the organizers of the Republican party. He served as Governor of Indiana, 1861-67, and despite a hostile legislature, was considered the ablest war governor of the western states. Served as U.S. Senator, 1867-77. He was a Radical Republican who supported numerous bills intended to...  

CDV President Abraham Lincoln

(1809-1865) Illinois lawyer. 16th President U.S.A., 1861-65. Led the Union through the Civil War. Famous for The Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves, and the Gettysburg Address, at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. His second term in the White House was cut short when he became the first American President to be assassinated. He was shot by the famous actor, John Wilkes Booth, at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., on the evening of April 14, 1865, dying early the next morning.

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CDV Edward Everett

Gave the keynote speech at dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in 1863!

(1794-1865) Famous American orator and statesman. He made many famous speeches for the Union cause, the best known being his 2 hour oration preceeding President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Nov. 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. He also served as U.S. Congressman, Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, President of Harvard University, Secretary of State and U.S. Senator.

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CDV Grave of Senator Stephen A. Douglas

The Little Giant!

(1813-1861) An outstanding legislator, and orator, he was one of the founders of the Democratic Party in Illinois. Served as U.S. Senator, 1843-61. He is best known for his debates in 1858 against Abraham Lincoln. He was narrowly defeated for the Democratic nomination for president by Franklin Buchanan in 1856. He did gain the Democratic nomination in 1860, but was defeated for the presidency by his old friend and rival Abraham Lincoln. Upon secession, and the outbreak of the Civil War, he supported Lincoln and his...  

CDV Charles Sumner

U.S. Senator From Massachusetts

(1811-74) After graduating from Harvard, he became a lawyer. A staunch abolitionist, he was violently opposed to the extension of slave territory, and was elected Senator in 1851 on this ticket. In 1856 he delivered an invective laden speech called "The Crime Against Kansas" in which he insulted a South Carolina senator who was not present. Two days later, Representative Preston Brooks, of S.C., a relative of the reviled man, attacked Sumner viciously with a cane. Sumner did not recover for three...  

CDV President Andrew Johnson

(1808-75) Congressman, Senator and Governor of Tennessee. He was nominated and elected vice president on the Union Republican ticket in 1864. Upon Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865, he became our 17th president and resolved to follow Lincoln's plans for reconstruction without bitterness or malice. His reconstruction plan clashed drastically with that of the Radical Republicans in congress, and Johnson's term was one humiliation after another, culminating on Feb. 24, 1868 with a resolution of impeachment against him. This failed by one vote to...  

CDV Senator Stephen A. Douglas

The Little Giant!

(1813-1861) An outstanding legislator, and orator, he was one of the founders of the Democratic Party in Illinois. Served as U.S. Senator, 1843-61. He is best known for his debates in 1858 against Abraham Lincoln. He was narrowly defeated for the Democratic nomination for president by Franklin Buchanan in 1856. He did gain the Democratic nomination in 1860, but was defeated for the presidency by his old friend and rival Abraham Lincoln. Upon secession, and the outbreak of the Civil War, he supported Lincoln and his...  

CDV Theodore Frelinghuysen

U.S. Senator from New Jersey

(1787-1862) Born in Franklin Township, N.J., he graduated from what is now Princeton University in 1804, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1808, and commenced a practice in Newark, N.J. He was appointed Attorney General of New Jersey in 1817, served as U.S. Senator, 1829-35, Mayor of Newark, N.J., 1837-38, Whig Vice Presidential candidate in 1844, President of New York University, 1839-50, and President of Rutgers, 1850-62.

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CDV Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres

Prince Robert Philippe Louis Eugene Ferdinand of Orleans, Duke of Chartres

(1840-1910) Son of Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of d'Orleans, and grandson of King Louis Philippe of France. His brother was Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, the Comte de Paris. Nephew of the Prince de Joinville. He fought with notoriety in the Italian Wars and was decorated by King Victor Emmanuel II for his gallantry at the battle of Palestro. In 1861, he fought alongside his brother in the American Civil War, seeing action in the battle of Gaines' Mill, Va., and...  

CDV General Duncan Lamont Clinch

Hero of the Florida Seminole War of the 1830's

A fort in Florida is named for him. A native of North Carolina, he served in the U.S. Army from 1808-36. Died in 1849. His son, Duncan Lamont Clinch, Jr., fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, as Colonel of the 4th Georgia Cavalry. His daughter Eliza was married to Major Robert Anderson of Fort Sumter fame.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Bust view in uniform with rank of brigadier general. Backmark: E. Anthony. Excellent condition.  

CDV British Statesmen, John Bright & Richard Cobden

John Bright: (1811-89) British radical and liberal statesman. Served as a member of The House of Commons, 1843-89. A brilliant orator, one of the greatest of his generation, he was a strong critic of British foreign policy. He formed the Anti Corn Law League in association with Richard Cobden.

Richard Cobden: (1804-65) A manufacturer, British radical & liberal statesman, and member of the House of Commons. In association with fellow statesman John Bright, he formed the Anti Corn Law League, and was its chief spokesman. He was a great...