CDV General Franklin Gardner

(1823-73) Graduated in the West Point class of 1843. He fought in the Mexican War earning two brevets (Monterey & Cerro Gordo) for gallantry. He was appointed lieutenant colonel in the Regular Confederate Army in early 1861. Commanded a cavalry brigade at the battle of Shiloh, and was promoted to brigadier general, April 11, 1862. During Bragg's invasion of Kentucky, he commanded a brigade in Polk's corps. Gardner was placed in command of the Mississippi River stronghold, at Port Hudson, La., which he was forced to surrender in July 1863. After his...  

CDV & Autograph General Benjamin F. Cheatham

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(1820-86) Fought in the Mexican War as a colonel of Tennessee Volunteers. Later became major general of Tennessee state militia. He was appointed a Confederate brigadier general on July 9, 1861, and major general to rank from March 10, 1862. He distinguished himself as a brigade, division, and corps commander in every engagement of the Army of Tennessee from Shiloh to Atlanta. He also saw service in the Franklin and Nashville campaign. After the war he was superintendant of Tenn. state prisons, and postmaster of...  

CDV General Thomas H. Taylor

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(1825-1901) A native of Kentucky, he saw action in the Mexican War as a lieutenant in the 3rd Kentucky Infantry. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Taylor was appointed lieutenant colonel, of the 1st Kentucky Infantry, and colonel to rank from Oct. 14, 1861. After service in the Peninsular campaign, the 1st Kentucky, one of the 12 months regiments, was mustered out in the summer of 1862. Taylor then reported to Kirby Smith in East Tennessee and commanded a brigade in Stevenson's division at Cumberland Gap and in...  

CDV General Joseph E. Johnston

(1807-1891) Graduated in the West Point class of 1825. One of his classmates was Robert E. Lee. He served with great distinction in the Seminole and Mexican Wars, in which he was wounded and brevetted repeatedly. He was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in May 1861. The forces he commanded at Harpers Ferry linked up in time to fight with General Beauregard at 1st Manassas, turning the tide of battle in favor of the Confederacy. This performance earned him a full generalcy and the command of the Army of Northern Virginia. He fought...  

CDV General Robert F. Hoke

(1837-1912) Born at Lincolnton, N.C., he attended the Kentucky Military Institute. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he became 2nd lieutenant of the 1st North Carolina Infantry, whom he fought with at the battle of Big Bethel, Va. He was subsequently promoted to major and lieutenant colonel of the 33rd N.C. Inf., and colonel of the 21st N.C. Inf. He distinguished himself on all the battlefields of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days to Chancellorsville. He was severely wounded defending Marye's Heights during the latter campaign. Meantime,...  

CDV General P.G.T. Beauregard

(1818-93) The 4th highest ranking officer in the Confederacy, and one of the best known Confederate Generals to come out of the War Between The States. He graduated #2 in the West Point class of 1838, and was brevetted captain and major for gallantry in the Mexican War. He was in command at Charleston, S.C., in April 1861, during the bombardment and capture of Fort Sumter, and rose to instant fame in the Confederacy. He also saw action at 1st Manassas, Shiloh, the 1863-64 Charleston, S.C. campaign, Bermuda Hundred and Petersburg, Va. Beauregard was a...  

CDV General Jubal A. Early

(1816-94) Graduated in the West Point class of 1837. After fighting against the Seminoles, he resigned to study law and afterwards began practice in Rocky Mount, Va. He became a member of the house of delagates, and the commonwealth's attorney, and when war broke out with Mexico he was a major of Virginia volunteers. At the start of the Civil War he was promptly appointed as colonel of the 24th Va. Inf., which he led at 1st Manassas. He was promoted to rank of brigadier general to rank from July 21, 1861, and took part in all the engagements of the Army...  

CDV Dead Rebel Soldier, Petersburg, Virginia

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 5/16 x 3 5/8 card. Mount has been trimmed. View of Confederate soldier killed by a shell in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called Fort Damnation by the soldiers, at Petersburg, Va. This view was taken on the morning of April 3, 1865. It has been very nicely hand tinted in color. Backmark: E. & H.T. Anthony, New York. Light age toning. Very rare in cdv format.  

CDV General George T. Anderson

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(1824-1901) Born in Covington, Ga. While a student at Emory College, he left to enter the Mexican War as a lieutenant of Georgia Cavalry serving under General Stephen W. Kearny. In 1861 he was elected colonel of the 11th Georgia Infantry. During the 7 Days battles, 2nd Manassas and Sharpsburg he was a brigade commander. He was appointed brigadier general Nov. 1, 1862, and saw action at Fredericksburg, Suffolk, Gettysburg (where he was severely wounded), Chickamauga, Knoxville and through the 1864 Virginia...