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AED[CIVIL WAR] Commanding the Ranks: 25 IDed Union Portraits
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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
Collection of 25 albumen CDVs. Various photographers and locations, ca. 1861-5. Several mounts feature photographer's imprints, period ink inscriptions, modern research identifications and canceled US Internal Revenue stamps.
This expansive collection features 25 cartes-de-visite presenting a superb visual cross-section of Union military leadership. The archive includes an impressive array of identified regimental commanders, line officers and cavalrymen, heavily concentrated on regiments from Massachusetts, Maine and Pennsylvania. Most notably, the collection features identified officers who went on to command United States Colored Troops regiments. The reverses of the mounts offer a wealth of information, including period inscriptions, modern research notes and photographer's backmarks.
This 25-piece grouping is heavily anchored by officers who saw significant action across the Eastern Theater and the Gulf. It features a tremendous variety of field and regulation uniforms, corps badges, and fascinating studio backdrops.
Specifically, the lot includes:
1. Bust portrait of Brvt. Brig. Gen. George D. Robinson. A massive highlight of the collection, Robinson served as the colonel of the 97th USCT, commanding the regiment during the Mobile campaign in 1865.
2. Standing portrait of Levi L. Hawes. Originally serving in the 18th Maine Infantry, Hawes was commissioned into the 9th USCT and later the 74th USCT, making this the second rare United States Colored Troops officer in the lot.
3. Seated portrait of Col. George W. B. Tompkins. He commanded the 82nd New York Infantry (2nd Militia) during the heavy fighting at the First Battle of Bull Run.
4. Bust portrait of Col. Oliver P. Gooding, who commanded the 31st Massachusetts Infantry through the grueling Gulf campaigns and earned a brevet promotion to brigadier general.
5. Standing portrait of Col. Thomas E. Chickering, commander of the 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry, which saw extensive service in the Department of the Gulf and the Port Hudson campaign.
6. Standing portrait of Col. Lucius B. Marsh, 47th Massachusetts Infantry.
7. Bust portrait of Lt. Albert Ordway, 24th Massachusetts Infantry.
8. Bust portrait of Capt. Whitmore Sawyer, who served in both the 25th and 30th Maine Infantry.
9. Seated portrait of Capt. William L. Clark, 13th Massachusetts Infantry.
10. Bust portrait of Capt. Joel Wilson, 1st Maine Cavalry.
11. Bust portrait of Capt. Lyman Y. Stuart, prominently noted as wearing a 12th or 20th Corps badge.
12. Standing portrait of Lt. Hudson, 22nd New York State Militia.
13. Standing portrait of Chas H. Cary, photographed in Cincinnati in 1861.
14. Bust portrait of Capt. Pennington.
15. Standing portrait of an unidentified officer, Co. B, 148th Pennsylvania, noted as wearing a Second Corps badge on his hat.
16. Standing portrait of an unidentified officer, possibly of the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
17. Bust portrait of an unidentified officer, 2nd Maine Cavalry.
18. Standing portrait of an unidentified officer, 13th Massachusetts.
19. Bust portrait of an unidentified officer, 4th Iowa Cavalry.
20. Seated portrait of an officer wearing a double-breasted frock coat, photographed by C.D. Fredricks of New York.
21. Full-length standing portrait of an officer positioned beside a draped studio table, resting his hand on a small book.
22. Crisp bust portrait of a field-grade officer with a full, dark beard wearing a double-breasted frock coat.
23. Full-length portrait of a young cavalry or light artillery officer standing in a tailored shell jacket, light trousers and tall riding boots.
24. Standing portrait of an officer wearing a dark sash, with his hand resting confidently on the hilt of his sword.
25. Oval portrait of an unidentified civilian woman wearing a dark, buttoned dress, presented in a decorative embossed mount.
[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
The images range from good to excellent condition. The albumen surfaces exhibit varying degrees of age-related fading, minor surface wear and the soft tonality typical of period photography, but all retain strong clarity.
- Provenance
Rick Carlile collection.
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