Photograph, Carte de Visite - General Lewis Addison Armistead

 
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Civil War - carte de viste of Gen. Lewis Addison
Photograph, Carte de Visite - General Lewis Addison Armistead
Civil War - carte de viste of Gen. Lewis Addison
Civil War - carte de viste of Gen. Lewis Addison

Photograph, Carte de Visite - General Lewis Addison Armistead

Object number1960.027.00
DateUnknown Date
Mediumpaper, wood and ink
Dimensions5 x 4 1/16 in. (12.7 x 10.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
  • Carte-De-Visite
  • Carte-De-Visite
DescriptionMiniature portrait of General Lewis Addison Armistead in a hand-decorated glass enclosure. Enclosed in glass frame taped on the sides. Gen. Armistead served in the Civil War for the Confederacy. He was killed at Gettysburg. The frame surrounding the photograph was said to have been assembled by Miss Hester Marshall, niece of John Marshall, former chief justice of the Supreme Court.


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