^#1973 ^Lot 2034 Richard Taylor

Confederate general (1826–1879). Son of General and President Zachary Taylor, and brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis. He served under General Stonewall Jackson in the 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign, and in the Seven Days battles before Richmond. His most celebrated achievement was the complete repulse of Banks' Red River expedition at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill in the spring of 1864. Wet plate, albumen 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo. Bust view in Confederate uniform. Backmark: E. & H.T. Anthony, New York. Scattered light spotting, a fingerprint impression to the right of the image, and a pencil notation to the bottom border, otherwise fine condition.