Day 2: Civil War & Militaria

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[CIVIL WAR] Identified 3rd NJ Cavalry Officer

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Full-length albumen CDV studio portrait of Miller G. Bell, 3rd New Jersey Cavalry. Philadelphia: F.S. Keeler. Photographer's imprint to verso.

Identified CDV of Miller G. Bell (d. 1881) of the famous 3rd New Jersey Cavalry, known as "The Butterflies". Dressed in his full "Hussar" style uniform and cape. The bottom has in period ink, "Respectfully MGB". On the reverse is the backmark of F.S. Keeler. Period ink on the bottom, "M G Bell, Clarksville / Hunterdon Co / New Jersey." Above that is inked, "Father of Meta / Bell Hope / dressed in Civil / War uniform Uncle Sam's / Butterflies". Bell enlisted Feb 9th, 1864 into Company E, 3rd New Jersey Cavalry. Mustered out 1865.

[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [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]

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Day 2: Civil War & Militaria

[CIVIL WAR] Identified 3rd NJ Cavalry Officer

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