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Five CDVs, Including Staff Officer BBGs: John C. Cox, George Drake, James Ekin, George Gibson, Plus William Ellis (CSA)
4/30/2014 - Firearms and Militaria: Live Salesroom Auction
Lot of 5: Bvt. Brig. Gen. John C. Cox, Lt. Col. & Chief Commissary of Subsistence, XVII Corps, carte by D.P. Barr, with partial autograph beneath portrait. Bvt. Brig. Gen. George B. Drake, Lt. Col. & AAG US Volunteers Adjutant General Dept., earlier service in 6th US Inf. and 12th MA Inf., carte by Sonrel, Boston, autographed on verso and affixed with revenue stamp. Bvt. Brig. Gen. James A. Ekin, Col. & QM officer, member of the military tribunal that determined the case of the Lincoln conspirators, received two brevets, carte uncredited. Bvt. Maj. Gen. George Gibson (Mexican War), died September 1861, late-19th century copy carte by Alexander Hesler. Plus Capt. William Irving Ellis, carte by J.F. Ryder, Cleveland.

Provenance:  
The Robert Trownsell Collection

Condition:  
Cox's with partially trimmed signature. Ekin's with trimmed lower corners.
Sold: $176.25
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