American Civil War Era Military and Political Cartes de Visite

ca. 1861-1865, undated
Manuscript Collection #1412
Creator(s)
Unknown
Physical description
0.45 Cubic Feet, 1 shoebox and 1 flat box, consisting of cartes de visite, and a photograph album
Preferred Citation
American Civil War Era Military and Political Cartes de Visite (#1412), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
No restrictions.

Collection contains ninety-six Civil War era cartes de visite and the deteriorating photograph album they were removed from. The vast majority of the images are of Union generals and leaders plus a few Union naval figures and political figures. All but six images have been identified; most identifications were not made contemperanously. Only five images are of Confederate figures.


Administrative information
Custodial History

July 26, 2022, (unprocessed), 0.45 cubic feet; Collection contains ninety-six Civil War era cartes de visite and the deteriorating photograph album they were removed from. The vast majority of the images are of Union generals and leaders plus a few Union naval figures and political figures. All but six images have been identified; most identifications were not made contemperanously. Only five images are of Confederate figures. Purchase from Leland Little Auctions

Source of acquisition

Purchased from Leland Little Auctions

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.