Lot of 2 CDVs. Shoulder-length portrait of Charles Paine Herring, 118th Pennsylvania Infantry. J. Cremer & Co.: Philadelphia, n.d. Autographed below image, "Your Friend, Chas. P. Herring." Herring (1829-1889) enlisted as a major in August of 1862 and was commissioned into Field & Staff with the 118th PA Inf.; WIA Fredericksburg, VA 12/1862; WIA Dabney's Mills, VA 2/1865. He was promoted lieutenant colonel 11/1863; colonel by brevet 12/1864; and brigadier general by brevet 3/1865. Toning to carte. Small pinhole along top edge of image. Mount and image trimmed. Full-standing view of sergeant posed with sword in hand. Burnite & Weldon: Harrisburg, PA, n.d. Autographed on verso, "Respectfully Your Cousin, Geo. B. Wampler" (?). Two-cent revenue stamp on verso. HDS lists a "George B. Wampler" who served as a private with the 126th Pennsylvania Infantry and as a sergeant with the Pennsylvania Independent Cavalry, although this identification cannot be confirmed. Toning, few areas of spotting/staining on image. Some corner/edge wear to mount.
Lot of 2 CDVs. Shoulder-length portrait of Charles Paine Herring, 118th Pennsylvania Infantry. J. Cremer & Co.: Philadelphia, n.d. Autographed below image, "Your Friend, Chas. P. Herring." Herring (1829-1889) enlisted as a major in August of 1862 and was commissioned into Field & Staff with the 118th PA Inf.; WIA Fredericksburg, VA 12/1862; WIA Dabney's Mills, VA 2/1865. He was promoted lieutenant colonel 11/1863; colonel by brevet 12/1864; and brigadier general by brevet 3/1865. Toning to carte. Small pinhole along top edge of image. Mount and image trimmed. Full-standing view of sergeant posed with sword in hand. Burnite & Weldon: Harrisburg, PA, n.d. Autographed on verso, "Respectfully Your Cousin, Geo. B. Wampler" (?). Two-cent revenue stamp on verso. HDS lists a "George B. Wampler" who served as a private with the 126th Pennsylvania Infantry and as a sergeant with the Pennsylvania Independent Cavalry, although this identification cannot be confirmed. Toning, few areas of spotting/staining on image. Some corner/edge wear to mount.
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