CDV of Unidentified Union Officer with Sword
CDV of Unidentified Union Officer with Sword - Inventory Number: CDV 579
Photographer: R.W. Addis, McCLEES’ Gallery, 308 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
This full-standing carte de visite captures a Union officer in full dress uniform, posed formally with one hand resting on his sword. His kepi features an insignia, and his stance projects confidence and command. The photograph was taken by R.W. Addis, a prominent Civil War-era photographer operating out of McCLEES’ Gallery on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.—a location known for portraits of military personnel, politicians, and other notable figures during the war. The light notations on the front and reverse suggest it may have once been passed among comrades or family, adding to its personal and historical intrigue.
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