EUR
CAD
AUD
GBP
MXN
HKD
CNY
MYR
SEK
SGD
CHF
THB[SPANISH AMERICAN WAR] Nelson A. Miles SIGNED Portrait
![[SPANISH AMERICAN WAR] Nelson A. Miles SIGNED Portrait](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3539/35390780.jpeg?t=1VT5n9)
Live Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Two ways to bid:
- Leave a max absentee bid and the platform will bid on your behalf up to your maximum bid during the live auction.
- Bid live during the auction and your bids will be submitted real-time to the auctioneer.
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
About Auction
LiveApr 24, 2026
Day one of Fleischer's 2026 Spring premier auction includes early American artifacts, documents, signatures, ephemera, and weaponry. Rare material relating to African American history is featured, as well as fine examples of antique photography. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com
View Full Catalog (369)
- Lot Description
Vignetted studio bust portrait albumen. N.p., early 20th century. 7 3/4 x 11 in., framed to 10 3/4 x 15 in. Faded inscription to recto reads: "For General James Parker U.S. Army / With the compliments and best wishes / of / Nelson A Miles / Lieut General U.S. Army". Photograph recto also signed perhaps by photographer. To frame verso is modern transcription of recto inscription.
A handsome portrait of Lt. Gen. Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925). This portrait is featured as the frontispiece of The Santiago Campaign: Reminiscences of the Operations for the Capture of Santiago de Cuba in the Spanish-American War, June and July, 1898 (Williams Printing Co., 1927). Miles is seen in full uniform, including a sash and shoulder boards that boast three stars, confirming his rank as lieutenant general.
Having originally moved to Boston after growing up in Westminster, Massachusetts, Miles had set out on a career in business; however, with the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army in September 1861 and was initially commissioned as a first lieutenant for the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry. He then joined the 61st New York Infantry as a lieutenant colonel in 1862 and was promoted to colonel after the Battle of Antietam. Miles was also present during the Overland and Appomattox Campaigns, as well as the Battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, of which he was wounded in action and later received the Medal of Honor for his gallantry.
After the Civil War, Miles was appointed a colonel in the Regular Army and played a leading war in the American Indian Wars. He commanded the forces that defeated the Kiowa, Comanche and Southern Cheyenne tribes and also participated in the campaign that scoured the Northern Plains for Lt. Col. George A. Custer's companies that were killed by the Lakota Sioux, whom Miles forced onto designated federal reservations. By 1880, Miles was promoted to brigadier general and commanded the forces fighting against Chiricahua Apache chief, Geronimo.
Miles's greatest accomplishment, however, was being named Commanding General of the United States Army in 1895, a position he held during the Spanish-American War. After the surrender of Santiago de Cuba by the Spanish, Miles and his troops landed in Guánica, Puerto Rico, on 25 July 1898 to kick off the Puerto Rican Campaign. He served as the first head of the military government, acting as both heads of the army of occupation and administrator of civil affairs, on the island. Following U.S. troops withdrawing in August, Miles would be a vocal critic of the Philippine-American War and stayed in office until 1903, when he retired and the office of Commanding General of the United States Army was abolished by Congress.
Miles died at age 85 from a heart attack while attending the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Washington, D.C. He was married to Mary Hoyt Sherman, niece of Gen. William T. Sherman, with whom he had two children. Miles is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Late Indian Wars, Great Sioux War, George Armstrong Custer, Battle of Little Bighorn, Lakota, Lakota Sioux, Arapaho, Northern Cheyenne, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse] [Spanish American War, Spanish-American War, Cuban War of Independence, USS Maine, Remember the Maine, Philippine-American War, Philippine Revolution, Rough Riders, Battle of San Juan Hill, Theodore Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt] [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, Stereographs]
- Shipping Info
-
All packages valued at over $250 are shipped with a signature required upon delivery. All packages handled and shipped in-house by Fleischer's Auctions are not insured unless insurance is requested. Successful bidders who would like their packages insured are responsible for notifying us that this is the case and are responsible for paying the cost of insurance.
-
- Payment & Auction Policies
-
Available payment options
-
-
- Buyer's Premium
