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THBSpanish American War-Era Cabinet Cards Signed by US Generals and MOH Winners Shafter, Wood, and Lawton, Plus
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Spanish American War-Era Cabinet Cards Signed by US Generals and MOH Winners Shafter, Wood, and Lawton, Plus
Lot of 7, featuring 5 cabinet cards signed by prominent US Generals, including: Medal of Honor winner, Leonard Wood (1860-1927), signed as Major General USV, Santiago, photograph credited to Feinberg, NY, dated 1899 on verso. Wood participated in the last campaign against Geronimo in 1886, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for carrying dispatches 100 miles through hostile territory and for commanding a detachment of the 8th Infantry in hand-to-hand combat against the Apache; Pach Bros., NY portrait of Medal of Honor winner William R. Shafter (1835-1906), signed as Major General USV, dated 1898 on verso. While serving as a 1st lieutenant for the 7th Michigan Infantry, Shafter was wounded at the Battle of Fair Oaks and later received the Medal of Honor for the heroism he displayed during the battle; See & Epler, NY view of Medal of Honor winner Henry W. Lawton (1843-1899), signed as Major General USV, dated 1898 on verso. Lawton was a well-respected US Army officer who served with distinction in the Civil War, most importantly the Atlanta campaign, which resulted in Lawton receiving the Medal of Honor, as well as the Apache Wars and the Spanish–American War. During the Philippine-American War, he was KIA by a Filipino sharpshooter in the Battle of Paye; portrait of distinguished military officer and writer, Charles King (1844-1933), signed as Brigadier General USV, Manila, 1898-9, on larger mount with what appears to be Morse, San Francisco blindstamp; and Anderson, NY portrait of Henry C. Corbin (1842-1909), Ohio native who fought in the Civil War, served with the 38th Infantry, a Buffalo Soldier Regiment during the Indian Wars, and the Spanish American War. Signed by Corbin as Adjutant General, dated 1899 on verso.
Accompanied by the titles: Armstrong, Leroy. Pictorial Atlas Illustrating the Spanish-American War. Chicago: J.S. Ziegler & Co., 1898. Folio, 191pp.
Through the War by Camera: A Weekly Artfolio of Current Events, on Land and Sea, in the Spanish-American War of 1898. New York: The Pearson Publishing Company, 1898. Small oblong folio.Light toning to images, some with scattered spotting on images and mounts. Few surface abrasions, including faint diagonal lines through Charles King's face. Light corner and edge wear to mounts. Tape affixed along perimeter of mount of King photograph. Part of Wood inscription smudged (Maj Genl., Santiago). Wear to book, especially along corners and edges. Pictorial atlas, interior pages are partially separated from binding.Condition
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