^#1697 ^Lot 1757 Rush C. Hawkins

Union general (1831–1920). At the beginning of the Civil War, he organized the famed "Hawkins Zouaves," which mustered into the Union army as the 9th New York Infantry, with Hawkins as their colonel. They saw action at Big Bethel, Fort Hatteras, Roanoke Island, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Suffolk. Hawkins was wounded in action on April 19, 1862, at Camden, NC. Wet plate, albumen 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo. Standing view in full zouave garb holding a sword at his front. Imprint on the front mount, Col. R.C. Hawkins, 9th Reg't Zouaves. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861, by M.B. Brady, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Backmark: E. Anthony, made from a photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. In fine condition, with light toning.