^#1868 ^Lot 1928 Orlando B. Wilcox

Union general and Medal of Honor recipient (1823–1907). He was commissioned colonel of the 1st Michigan Infantry in 1861. At the 1st battle of Bull Run, he was wounded and captured while in command of a brigade, remaining a prisoner for more than a year, part of the time as a hostage for Rebel privateersmen. Wet plate, albumen 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo. Half-view pose in uniform with rank of brigadier general. Backmark: E. & H.T. Anthony, New York, made from a photographic negative from Brady's National Portrait Gallery. In fine condition, with some trivial surface marks and silvering.