Three CDVs, New York BBGs: Edward B. Fowler, Paul
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Three CDVs, New York BBGs: Edward B. Fowler, Paul Frank, William Gurney
Lot of 3: Bvt. Brig. Gen. Edward B. Fowler, Col. 84th NY Inf., WIA severely August 2, 1864 at Second Manassas, noted for his command of the 14th Brooklyn Regt. (14th NY State Militia, the "Red-legged Devils") at Gettysburg, carte by Brady, possibly ink signed on verso. Bvt. Brig. Gen. Paul Frank, Col. 52nd NY Inf., earlier 1st Lt. & Adj. 5th NY State Militia, carte with inscription in German on verso (Frank was born in Saxony) Freulein Emilia Meyer / Zur freund lichen Erinne vung an Ihren ergebenen (?) / Paul Frank / Colonel 52 Regt. N.Y.V. / Camp near Fredericksburg Vga., April 12 1863 (along the lines of "For a devoted friend"). Bvt. Brig. Gen. William Gurney, Col. 127th NY Inf., earlier Capt. 65th NY Inf., WIA Dec. 6, 1864 at Deveaux's Neck, SC, served as Provost Marshal of Charleston, SC, from Nov. 1864 through the end of the war and settled in the city postwar and served in various city and state political positions, carte by J. Gurney & Son, New York.
Provenance: The Robert Trownsell Collection
Lot of 3: Bvt. Brig. Gen. Edward B. Fowler, Col. 84th NY Inf., WIA severely August 2, 1864 at Second Manassas, noted for his command of the 14th Brooklyn Regt. (14th NY State Militia, the "Red-legged Devils") at Gettysburg, carte by Brady, possibly ink signed on verso. Bvt. Brig. Gen. Paul Frank, Col. 52nd NY Inf., earlier 1st Lt. & Adj. 5th NY State Militia, carte with inscription in German on verso (Frank was born in Saxony) Freulein Emilia Meyer / Zur freund lichen Erinne vung an Ihren ergebenen (?) / Paul Frank / Colonel 52 Regt. N.Y.V. / Camp near Fredericksburg Vga., April 12 1863 (along the lines of "For a devoted friend"). Bvt. Brig. Gen. William Gurney, Col. 127th NY Inf., earlier Capt. 65th NY Inf., WIA Dec. 6, 1864 at Deveaux's Neck, SC, served as Provost Marshal of Charleston, SC, from Nov. 1864 through the end of the war and settled in the city postwar and served in various city and state political positions, carte by J. Gurney & Son, New York.
Provenance: The Robert Trownsell Collection
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All very good, with only lightly worn corners and very light soiling.
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Three CDVs, New York BBGs: Edward B. Fowler, Paul
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