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General Thomas H. Ruger Photographic Collection

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705 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 304

General Thomas H. Ruger Photographic Collection

Schätzpreis
n. a.
Zuschlagspreis:
705 $
Beschreibung:

Thomas H. Ruger may not be as familiar as other men who achieved the rank of major general during the Civil War, but few had more distinguished or surprising military careers. Ruger was raised in Janesville, WI, and secured his district's appointment to West Point through his own initiative, graduating third in the illustrious class of 1854, which produced no fewer than eight Confederate and three Union generals. Though he left the military to pursue a law career in his own state, he immediately volunteered his service when the war broke out and was commissioned lieutenant colonel of 3rd Wisconsin Infantry in April 1861, and by November 1862 found himself promoted to brigadier general. Although his commands suffered heavily opposing Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862, and Ruger himself was slightly wounded at Antietam, he commanded a brigade of XII Corps in the successful defense of Culp's Hill at Gettysburg for which he later received a brevet for gallantry. Ruger's brigade was immediately sent to New York to help suppress the draft riots, then sent southwest to aid the Atlanta Campaign, where they fought with distinction at Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, and Atlanta. Soon after he was given command of 2nd Division, XXIII Corps, under George H. Thomas where he earned a battlefield brevet to major general for withstanding Gen. Hood's assaults at Spring Hill. In Feb. 1865, Ruger reunited with Sherman and served the final months of the war in North Carolina, where he took part in the surrender of Joe Johnston's forces and was given command of the District of North Carolina, the first of several posts important to the Reconstruction effort, also including the provisional governorship of Georgia and a post in the Freedman's Bureau in Alabama. His administrative abilities were duly noted and he was given a series of increasingly important positions. Ruger served as Superintendent of the the US Military Academy (1871-1876), commanded the Department of the South during the tail end of Reconstruction (1876-1878), and was in control of the District of Montana and Department of Dakota during the key years of the Late Indian Wars. By the time he reached the statutory retirement age of 64 on the eve of the Spanish-American War, he was a full major general and in command of the coveted Department of the East. The following lots, 304-314, are descended directly in the family of Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger. Lot of 14, including: 6 x 8 in. albumen vignette portrait of Gen. Ruger, uncredited; cabinet card as brigadier general, by Taber of San Francisco; three-quarter length portrait in brigadier general's dress uniform, Oct. 6, 1891, by Taber of San Francisco, 5.125 x 8.5 in.; cabinet card by Taber taken May 18, 1893; cabinet card of Ruger as Superintendent of West Point, 1872, by Warren of Cambridgepoint, MA; cabinet card of Ruger by Howell of New York; CDV of Ruger as brevet major general and military commander of the District of North Carolina, accompanied by a carte of his wife, both by O.J. Smith of Newbern, NC; CDV by Kuhn & Smith of Atlanta, probably during Ruger's stint as provisional governor; 3.25 x 4.5 in. trimmed cabinet card as Superintendent; portrait as major general, ca Nov. 1895, photo by Davis & Sanford, New York, 4.375 x 6 in.; group photo of Ruger and his staff at Governor's Island, NY, ca 1896-1897, 6 x 8 in.; and two companion photographs by A.J. McDonald, San Francisco, each 5.125 x 8.25 in., titled The President, Mrs. Harrison & Party / On the Parapet of Sutro Heights, April 27, 1891, and The Launch of the Monterey / At the Union Iron Works, April 28th, 1891, both groups including Gen. Ruger. Provenance: Descended Directly in the Family of General Thomas H. Ruger

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 304
Auktion:
Datum:
12.06.2014
Auktionshaus:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
Beschreibung:

Thomas H. Ruger may not be as familiar as other men who achieved the rank of major general during the Civil War, but few had more distinguished or surprising military careers. Ruger was raised in Janesville, WI, and secured his district's appointment to West Point through his own initiative, graduating third in the illustrious class of 1854, which produced no fewer than eight Confederate and three Union generals. Though he left the military to pursue a law career in his own state, he immediately volunteered his service when the war broke out and was commissioned lieutenant colonel of 3rd Wisconsin Infantry in April 1861, and by November 1862 found himself promoted to brigadier general. Although his commands suffered heavily opposing Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862, and Ruger himself was slightly wounded at Antietam, he commanded a brigade of XII Corps in the successful defense of Culp's Hill at Gettysburg for which he later received a brevet for gallantry. Ruger's brigade was immediately sent to New York to help suppress the draft riots, then sent southwest to aid the Atlanta Campaign, where they fought with distinction at Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, and Atlanta. Soon after he was given command of 2nd Division, XXIII Corps, under George H. Thomas where he earned a battlefield brevet to major general for withstanding Gen. Hood's assaults at Spring Hill. In Feb. 1865, Ruger reunited with Sherman and served the final months of the war in North Carolina, where he took part in the surrender of Joe Johnston's forces and was given command of the District of North Carolina, the first of several posts important to the Reconstruction effort, also including the provisional governorship of Georgia and a post in the Freedman's Bureau in Alabama. His administrative abilities were duly noted and he was given a series of increasingly important positions. Ruger served as Superintendent of the the US Military Academy (1871-1876), commanded the Department of the South during the tail end of Reconstruction (1876-1878), and was in control of the District of Montana and Department of Dakota during the key years of the Late Indian Wars. By the time he reached the statutory retirement age of 64 on the eve of the Spanish-American War, he was a full major general and in command of the coveted Department of the East. The following lots, 304-314, are descended directly in the family of Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger. Lot of 14, including: 6 x 8 in. albumen vignette portrait of Gen. Ruger, uncredited; cabinet card as brigadier general, by Taber of San Francisco; three-quarter length portrait in brigadier general's dress uniform, Oct. 6, 1891, by Taber of San Francisco, 5.125 x 8.5 in.; cabinet card by Taber taken May 18, 1893; cabinet card of Ruger as Superintendent of West Point, 1872, by Warren of Cambridgepoint, MA; cabinet card of Ruger by Howell of New York; CDV of Ruger as brevet major general and military commander of the District of North Carolina, accompanied by a carte of his wife, both by O.J. Smith of Newbern, NC; CDV by Kuhn & Smith of Atlanta, probably during Ruger's stint as provisional governor; 3.25 x 4.5 in. trimmed cabinet card as Superintendent; portrait as major general, ca Nov. 1895, photo by Davis & Sanford, New York, 4.375 x 6 in.; group photo of Ruger and his staff at Governor's Island, NY, ca 1896-1897, 6 x 8 in.; and two companion photographs by A.J. McDonald, San Francisco, each 5.125 x 8.25 in., titled The President, Mrs. Harrison & Party / On the Parapet of Sutro Heights, April 27, 1891, and The Launch of the Monterey / At the Union Iron Works, April 28th, 1891, both groups including Gen. Ruger. Provenance: Descended Directly in the Family of General Thomas H. Ruger

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 304
Auktion:
Datum:
12.06.2014
Auktionshaus:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
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