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AED[CIVIL WAR] Baker’s Rangers: 6 CDVs of the 1st D.C. Cavalry
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About Auction
LiveJun 20, 2026
This sale features an extensive catalog of Civil War photographs that were acquired, curated, and researched by seminal collector, Rick Carlile. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com
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- Lot Description
A focused collection of 6 Civil War-era albumen CDVs featuring identified members of the 1st District of Columbia Cavalry. Known as "Baker’s Rangers," this regiment was uniquely equipped with Henry repeating rifles and saw intense action during the Siege of Petersburg and the Wilson-Kautz Raid. This lot is highly desirable for its high concentration of identified Maine-recruited troopers and diverse photographic backmarks.
Portraits included are as follows:
1. Ord. Sgt. Edward Kent Pollock (Co. F): Standing full-length study. Pollock served through the regiment's heaviest fighting before its consolidation into the 1st Maine Cavalry.
2. Seth Libbey (Co. L): Full-length portrait by Charles Cohill of Philadelphia. Libbey was a POW, captured at Sycamore Church, Virginia, in September 1864.
3. Otis W. Whitcomb (Co. D): Seated study with a Bell & Brother, D.C., backmark. Whitcomb was WIA at Reams' Station, Virginia, in August 1864.
4. Samuel T. Morgridge (Co. G/Band): Standing portrait by J.S. Hendee. Morgridge served as a regimental musician and survived the war.
5. Howard M. Doyen/Adnah Gilmore (Co. C): This "double-identified" card bears Doyen’s name in period ink on the recto and Gilmore’s name on the verso. The subject is standing and holding a sword. Doyen was WIA at Sycamore Church; Gilmore was a POW captured at the same engagement who died at Salisbury Prison.
6. Charles Nicols: Vignetted bust portrait. Nicols was WIA during the Wilson-Kautz Raid in June 1864.
The 1st D.C. Cavalry was one of the most elite and high-casualty units in the cavalry corps. Its 16-shot Henry rifles gave the regiment a tactical advantage often exploited in desperate rear-guard actions. The high frequency of WIA and POW status among the men in this lot — particularly from the disastrous fight at Sycamore Church — underscores the dangerous nature of its service. This collection is a poignant visual archive of the Maine men who wielded the "sixteen-shooters" during the war’s final, bloody year.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Cased Images, Union Cases, Albumen Photographs, CDVs, Carte de Visites, Cartes de Visite, Carte-de-visite, Cartes-de-visite, CDV, Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, Stereocards]
Condition
Generally very fine with sharp focus and good tonal depth across the lot. Typical age-related toning to the mounts. Several cards bear important period ink identifications and revenue stamps that enhance their research value. A premier identified grouping of one of the war’s most storied cavalry regiments.
- Provenance
Rick Carlile collection.
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