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AED[CIVIL WAR] Guarding the Colors: Flag-Bearing CDV Pair of Pvt. Campbell, 23rd OH
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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 matching pair of original albumen carte-de-visite photographs documenting Private Emanuel Campbell of the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, both captured by the Columbus, Ohio, studio of Reeve & Watts at No. 57 High St.
The first image is a spectacular, full-length portrait showing Campbell in civilian attire or modified camp dress, wearing a slouch hat and light-colored trousers, proudly holding the regiment's heavily frayed and battle-damaged national combat color aloft on its staff. The reverse carries a crisp Reeve & Watts letterpress cartouche backmark and modern collector's notes.
The second image is a fine vignette bust portrait showing Campbell from the chest up, sharply attired in an enlisted uniform coat and bow tie. The lower front margin bears a faint period pencil identification reading, "E. Campbell." The reverse features a matching Reeve & Watts studio imprint, and highly critical period pencil documentation at the upper margin reading: "E. Campbell / Co. K, 23rd Regt / O.V. Inf / July 1st 1864."
This remarkable pair represents a premier visual record for the celebrated 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the legendary Regiment of Presidents. Organized in mid-1861, the unit famously counted among its ranks two future United States presidents, Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley. Private Emanuel Campbell of Company K served with the regiment through its brutal campaigns in the Western Virginia mountains and the Eastern Theater, where the unit suffered severe battlefield attrition at South Mountain and Antietam.
The first portrait shows Campbell holding the regiment's historic, shredded national standard. The tattered condition of the flag's stripes and fringe corresponds directly to the earlier 23rd Ohio flag lot by William C. North, showcasing the physical toll of the 1862 and 1863 campaigns. The explicit period date on the second portrait — 1 July 1864 — places this studio session at a highly dramatic turning point for the unit. In the summer of 1864, the three-year enlistment of the original 23rd Ohio volunteers expired. The non-veterans were ordered back to Columbus to be officially mustered out of the service, while the remaining veterans consolidated into a reorganized battalion to fight in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. These portraits were taken at the High Street gallery in Columbus precisely during that muster-out window, capturing Campbell celebrating his survival alongside the sacred, battle-shattered colors he helped defend.
[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
Very good. Both albumen prints retain strong definition and fine contrast, with only nominal, uniform age-toning and minor localized foxing consistent with their age.
- Provenance
Rick Carlile collection.
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