A great CDV of a Tennessee Confederate.  The image is of H.J. Frierson, 48 Tennessee Infantry.  The backmark is "J.H. Van Stavoren's Gem Gallery, Columbia, Tenn. - E.G> Maire - Photographer".  The image is pencil signed on the back. 

A nice CDV of Lt. Sidney H. Bridgers, Co. A, 47th North Carolina Infantry.  Bridgers died in Richmond, VA on November 15, 1863 from wounds taken at Bristoe Station, VA on October 14, 1863.  The backmark is "Photographed by E.F. Small, Wilson, N.C.".  A great COnfederate image witha great Confederate backmark!

A nice CDV of General Richard Taylor of the western Confederate army.  Stamped under the image is "Gen. Dick Taylor".  Taylor was son of President Zachary Taylor and brother to Jefferson Davis's wife.  He served under General Stonewall Jackson in the Valley campaign and in the Seven Day battles.  He was promoted to Lt. General in 1864 and surrendered the last Confederate forces east of the Mississippi in May 1865.

A nice CDV of W.M. Rothery, 18th Louisiana Infantry, Company B and the Crescent Regiment, Company C.  The image is a post war image.  Written on the back in pencil is "Crescent Regt La Vols - Shiloh April / 62 - W.M. Rothery".  Rothery is listed in Civil War Data and in Booth's "Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Commands".  A nice post war image of a hard to find western unit!

A wonderful CDV of a Confederate officer who was a prisoner in the Gratiot Street, St. Louis, MO.   This image is of a full standing Confederate officer holding a chair.  A 3 cent green Washington stamp is on the back.  This exact image is on page 88, "Still More Confederate Faces"!!!  Under the image on the carte is "A.J. Fox, Artist, Cor. Fourth & Olive sts. St. Louis".  We bought this from the Ertzgaard family.

A hard to find CDV of a Confederate soldier.  A defiant look is on the face of this rebel!  The image is somewhat faint.  There is no backmark on the image.

A geat image of a Confederate cavalry soldier holding two pistols. The pistols have short barrels and what looks like fluted cylinders. I have owned this image for 12 years and had it in my collection. There is no backmark. This one will go fast!

A hard to find Confederate general! General George Thomas "Tige" Anderson fought in the Mexican War and then was commisioned into the US regular Army in 1855. He resign after Georgia succeeded and became Colonel of the 11th Georgia Infantry. He acted as brigade commander during the battles of the Seven Days, at Second Manassas, and at Sharpsburg. He was appointed brigadier general on November 1, 1862. He was at Fredericksburg, and followed the fortunes of Longstreet's corp in the Suffolk expedition. He was severely wounded at Gettysburg but was back in command at Chickamauga, Knoxvile, and the Virginia campaign of 1864. His brigade was attached to General Charles W. Field's division at Appomttox. There is no backmark on the image.

A nice image of Captain John N. Torrence, 49th North Carolina Infantry. Torrence enlisted on March 18, 1862 at Gaston County, North Carolina. In April 1862 he mustered into the 49th North Carolina Infantry, Co. H and served until he surrendered at Appomattox Court House. He was promoted numerous times and was wounded at Fort Stedman, Virginia on March 25, 1865. The image is of Torrence in civilian clothesand signed in old ink on the back of the image. Also in old ink on the back of the image is "Kennedy Photo - Salisbury, N.C.". A nice image from a hard to find state!

A tinted, armed Union Cavalry trooper CDV. The soldier has a sword and a pistol stuck in his belt. He is wearing gauntlets and has an ID pin on his coat. There is no backmark on this image.

A great CDV of General Winfield Scott Hancock. Hancock attended the US Military academy at West Point and then had two years service in Indian Territory. He won a brevette for gallantry in Mexico and then fought against the Seminoles and the Mormons in Utah. General McClellan secured Hancock a post as Brigadier General of Volunteers and Hancock participated in the Peninsular and Maryland campaigns. At Sharpsburg he succeeded to command of the 1st Division of the 2nd Corps after the mortal wounding of General Isreal B. Richardson. He fought at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville under General Darius N. Couch and covered the Army of the Potomac as it retreated across the Rappahannock. At Gettysburg he anchored the line at Cemetary Ridge. His corp repulsed Picket's men on the third day of the battle. At that time he received a wound he would never fully recovered. He was out of action until the end of 1863. He resumed command of the 2nd Corp and led his men at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Deep Bottom, Ream's Station, and the Boydton Plank Road. His wound reopened in November 1864 and he attempted to recruit a Veterans Reserve Corps. For the rest of his life he would stay in the military. He ran for President of the United States but did not win. He will always be known for his stand at Gettysburg! The CDV has a blue 2 cent Washington stamp on the back with a "F. Gutekunst. 704 & 706 Arch St. - Philadelphia" backmark. There are two places on the back of the CDV that make it look like the image was once glued in an albumn. Great image of a great general!

A great CDV of the battle flags of the 75th New York Infantry. The flags are in pretty poor condition as is usual for these type photos. The back mark is Harter's Fine Art Gallery - 83 Genesee St., Auburn, N.Y.. A great image for your collection!

A nice CDV of Libbey Prison after the Union occupation of Richmond, April, 1865. You can read Libbey Prison on the sign and several soldiers are standing around. A blue 2 cent George Washington stamp is on the back of the CDV.

A wonderful CDV of the Virginia state capitol in Richmond, Virginia. The backmark has information abou the state capitol and "Published by SELDON & Co., News and Book Agents, dealers in Photographic and Stereoscopic Views, Fancy Articles, & c., & c. - No. 836 Main Street, Richmond, Va". A great photo taken right after the Union troops occupied Richmond.

A great Civil War period photograph of the State Capitol in Columbus, Ohio. Note the carriages and wagons parked in front of the Ohio capitol. The back mark is "Mosure & Harrington - No. 1, Post Office Arcade, Columbus, Ohio". Don't miss this great carte de viste!