Colonel George E. Waring Jr. Civil War CDV

Lot 63

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Lot Description

Striking studio view of George Waring, Jr. dressed in uniform, standing with a fur-lined cape draped over his shoulders, partially leaning against the sword he holds at his side. The cavalry crossed saber insignia is visible on his cap. Verso imprint of Hoelke & Benecke, St. Louis, MO.

Pound Ridge, NY, native George Waring, Jr. (1833-1898) was trained in agricultural chemistry and worked as agricultural and drainage engineer for construction of New York's Central Park during the early 1860s. However, he resigned at the start of the Civil War to accept a military commission as major. He raised six companies of cavalry for Missouri, and these units were eventually consolidated as the 4th Missouri Cavalry under Waring, who was promoted to colonel in January 1862. He commanded the 4th MO throughout the war, principally in the Southwest, and mustered out on March 25, 1865.

After the war, Waring devoted himself to agriculture, cattle breeding and drainage until 1877, when drainage and sanitary engineering became his main focus. When a yellow fever epidemic devastated Memphis, TN in 1878, the National Board of Health sent Waring to design and implement a better sewage drainage system for the city. Waring gained a national reputation for his success in Memphis, and in 1895 he was appointed sanitation commissioner of New York City. He is credited with making a major impact on the city, implementing reforms that would become the foundations for modern recycling, garbage collection, and street sweeping.

At the close of the Spanish American War in 1898, President William McKinley appointed Waring to conduct a study of the sanitary situation in Cuba. However, while in Cuba, Waring contracted yellow fever and died shortly after returning to New York City in October 1898.

Provenance: Descended Directly in the Family of Edward Parke Custis Lewis

Condition

Few surface abrasions along top edge of albumen, don't impact Waring. Few light spots. Modern identification inked in verso. Slight loss on verso where there used to be small piece of tape.
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