A compelling selection of 5 period albumen CDVs representing a cross-section of the Union officer corps. [ca. 1861–1865]. This lot features a diverse range of subjects, from a high-ranking Gettysburg hero to a tragic casualty of the Wilderness. With backmarks from premier studios like Mathew Brady and Whipple of Boston, this grouping represents the exact type of high-upside material Rick Carlile spent decades accumulating - images that invite deep research and hold the potential for significant historical discovery.

This lot includes five (5) individual CDVs of identified Union officers, specifically: 

• Henry May Bond (20th Mass) & John A. Fox (2nd Mass) (Top Left): A poignant "pards" study. Bond was a 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant who was wounded at the Wilderness on May 6, 1864, and died of his wounds shortly after. Fox served as a 2nd Lieutenant. 

• Lieutenant John Ordner (10th NY Cavalry) (Top Right): A full-length Brady portrait of a cavalryman. Identified on the reverse as "KIA - Trevilian Station," Ordner fell during one of the largest and bloodiest all-cavalry battles of the war. He is shown with his saber and gauntlets, a classic view from the nation’s most famous gallery.

• Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Sherwin, Jr. (22nd Mass) (Bottom Left): A vignetted profile of a distinguished leader. Sherwin was noted for "distinguished gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg," where the 22nd Massachusetts fought in the thick of the Wheatfield. This Whipple portrait captures him at the height of his military career.

• Adjutant Rudolph Ellis (6th PA Cavalry) (Bottom Center): A striking full-length study of an officer in the "Rush’s Lancers," identified as "Wounded at Brandy Station." The 6th Pennsylvania was one of the few Union units to carry lances early in the war, and their service at Brandy Station is legendary.

• Adjutant Frank Kingsbury (32nd Mass) (Bottom Right): A vignetted portrait with a bold, period autograph on the reverse dated "Liberty Va. March 18, 1864." Kingsbury’s service with the 32nd Massachusetts places him in the heart of the Army of the Potomac’s most grueling 1864 campaigns.

These images represent the backbone of the Union war effort: the junior and mid-level officers who managed the day-to-day carnage of the Eastern Theater. While some names, like Sherwin, are tied to major turning points like Gettysburg, others like Bond and Ordner serve as sobering reminders of the grinding attrition that hollowed out the volunteer officer corps.

[Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Cased Images, Union Cases, Albumen Photographs, CDVs, Carte de Visites, Cartes de Visite, Carte-de-visite, Cartes-de-visite, CDV, Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, Stereocards, Stereographs] [Civil War, Union, Confederate]

Tonal depth remains strong throughout the grouping. Mounts show typical age-related toning and edge wear.