Two CDVs of Brevetted Regular Officers 

Lot of 2, including carte of brevet Major James Curtis (1831-1878) photographed in dress epaulettes and over-the-shoulder sash, signed in period pencil as Captain/15th Inf. on verso over Whipple, Newport Rhode Island imprint. Captain Curtis sports an unidentified large badge worn on the breast of his frock coat. Curtis graduated West Point Class of '51 and was assigned to the 2nd Infantry serving in distant California before resigning in 1857. He was reappointed 1st lieutenant in the 15th Infantry in May 1861. Captain Curtis was wounded at Shiloh and subsequently saw action at Corinth, Perryville, and Stones' River where he served on Rosecrans' staff as AAIG. After staff duty in Washington, DC, he returned to the field in time for the Atlanta Campaign where he received a second wound on August 7, 1864. Curtis was brevetted major on September 1, 1864 "for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., and during the Atlanta Campaign."

The second officer is pencil identified as Lieut. Gilman, with Anthony/Brady imprint. Presumably, Brevet Lt. Colonel Jeremiah H. Gilman, this officer was West Point Class of '56 who was assigned to the 1st Artillery prior to the war. Gilman was promoted captain, 19th US Infantry in May 1861 and was Acting Chief of Artillery, Army of the Ohio, being engaged at Shiloh in which he earned his first brevet to major. Major Gilman served as Chief of Artillery and Acting Ordnance Officer on Rosecrans' staff at Perryville. At Stones' River, Major Gilman was Inspector of Artillery, Army of the Cumberland, and earned a second brevet "for gallant and meritorious service" on December 31, 1862. Subsequently, Lt. Colonel Gilman transferred to the Commissary Department and held a number of important positions until his statutory retirement in 1894. 

Provenance: The Tom MacDonald Maine Civil War CDV Collection

Both cartes G. with wear, torn and missing albumen in corners.