^#1700 ^Lot 1760 O. O. Howard

Union general and Medal of Honor recipient (1830–1909). Was appointed Colonel of the 3rd Maine Infantry, in June of 1861. He saw action at the First Bull Run, Yorktown, and Fair Oaks where he received two serious wounds and lost his right arm. He later fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Atlanta campaign. Wet plate, albumen 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo. Half-view in uniform with rank of major general. Backmark: E. & H.T. Anthony, New York, made from a photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Light toning, rippling, and a crease to the bottom left corner of the photo, otherwise fine condition.