Sale 2486, Part I - The Harold Holzer Collection of Lincolniana, September 27, 2018

83 82 82 c   (PHOTOGRAPHY—CIVIL WAR.) Group of 6 cartes-de-visite of Confederate leaders. Each about 4 x 2 1 / 2 inches, various conditions. Vp, 1861-63 and undated [300/400] “The Neglected Picture,” photograph of a satirical depiction of Jefferson Davis by artist William M. Davis of Port Jefferson, NY. New York: E.A. Lewis, 1861 * “Jefferson Davis,” a carte-sized engraving after a Brady photograph by Elias Dexter. New York, undated * “Confederate Chieftains,” photograph of an engraved group portrait of Davis and 9 political leaders. Np, undated * “The Clothes (Close) of the Confederacy,” photograph of a print of Davis fleeing in hoopskirts * “How Happy Could I Be With Either,” photograph of a Davis caricature lampooning Confederate military failures at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. New York: J. Hull, 1863 * Photograph of a painting of Robert E. Lee after the well-known 1863 Minnis & Cowell pose. Np, undated. 83 c   (PHOTOGRAPHY—CIVILWAR.) Woman’s charm bracelet featuring inset tintype portraits of 3 Union generals. 3 1-inch gutta-percha buttons with small inset tintypes, and 5 smaller similar buttons, strung together into a bracelet 3 1 / 2 inches across; minimal wear. Np,circa 1862-63? [400/600] The 3 generals are Nathaniel Banks, Franz Sigel, and George McClellan; we would guess this dates from fairly early in the war, but after Sigel’s promo- tion to Major General in 1862. with —a similar portrait of General Ambrose Burnside in a similar but slightly larger button, not strung together with the others.