Civil War Miscellaneous
Rare Civil War Photo Button of General Thomas Sherman
c. 1861, Civil War Era Ferrotype Button, Depicting General Thomas W. Sherman, Choice Very Fine.
This rare, 18 mm, two-part button, features a ferrotype photograph of Thomas W. Sherman in uniform, with the inscription, "Sherman" in a box across the lower part of the photo. The photograph is held in a brass rim. The black, iron back part is uninscribed, with the original loop intact. The image is sharp and clear, with some dark areas in the background. This button is not listed in Albert's catalog of American historical buttons. Tice's "Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776-1861" devotes page 193 to Civil War ferrotype buttons, but does not list them, and illustrates only a few examples, which do not include this one. A rare historical button, and the first we have offered.
Thomas West Sherman (1813-1879) was a United States Army officer who served in the Mexican War and the Civil War. He graduated from the West Point Military Academy in 1836, and commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Artillery. For his part in the Battle of Buena Vista, he received a field promotion to Major. Between the Mexican War and the Civil War, Sherman served in frontier commands. In May 1861 He was commissioned as Brigadier General. After briefly commanding the Department of the South, Sherman was sent to the Western Theater. He served as Division Commander in the Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Gulf. During the May 27, 1863, attack on Port Hudson, Sherman was severely wounded, leading to the amputation of his leg. For the remainder of the war he held administrative commands in Louisiana. After the war, he held posts in Rhode Island and Florida, but retired from active duty in 1870.
Rare Civil War Photo Button of General Thomas Sherman
c. 1861, Civil War Era Ferrotype Button, Depicting General Thomas W. Sherman, Choice Very Fine.
This rare, 18 mm, two-part button, features a ferrotype photograph of Thomas W. Sherman in uniform, with the inscription, "Sherman" in a box across the lower part of the photo. The photograph is held in a brass rim. The black, iron back part is uninscribed, with the original loop intact. The image is sharp and clear, with some dark areas in the background. This button is not listed in Albert's catalog of American historical buttons. Tice's "Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776-1861" devotes page 193 to Civil War ferrotype buttons, but does not list them, and illustrates only a few examples, which do not include this one. A rare historical button, and the first we have offered.
Thomas West Sherman (1813-1879) was a United States Army officer who served in the Mexican War and the Civil War. He graduated from the West Point Military Academy in 1836, and commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Artillery. For his part in the Battle of Buena Vista, he received a field promotion to Major. Between the Mexican War and the Civil War, Sherman served in frontier commands. In May 1861 He was commissioned as Brigadier General. After briefly commanding the Department of the South, Sherman was sent to the Western Theater. He served as Division Commander in the Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Gulf. During the May 27, 1863, attack on Port Hudson, Sherman was severely wounded, leading to the amputation of his leg. For the remainder of the war he held administrative commands in Louisiana. After the war, he held posts in Rhode Island and Florida, but retired from active duty in 1870.
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Autographs-Coins-Currency-Americana
9:00 AM PT - Feb 10th, 2008
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Early American
P.O. Box 3507
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
