^#1632 ^Lot 1690 Lysander Cutler

Appointed Union colonel of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry, a regiment that would earn fame as part of the ‘Iron Brigade.’ Cutler's first important field service was at the Second Bull Run where he was severely wounded in the leg. He subsequently was in action at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the 1864 Virginia campaigns. Commanding and rare wet plate, albumen 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo. Bust view pose in uniform with rank of brigadier general. Brady, New York is imprinted on the front mount. Backmark: Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York and Washington, DC. In fine condition, with a few trivial surface marks.