Lot of 9, including 8 CDVs of Benjamin McCulloch, with imprints of Bundy & Williams, New Haven (1); Gurney & Son, New York (1); L. Prang & Co., Boston (1); Bendann Bros., Baltimore (1); Charles Magnus New York (2); and two uncredited. At least one is a photograph taken from life, while others are after illustrated portraits. Accompanied by a Civil War-era playing card featuring an engraved portrait of McCulloch on the face. Benjamin McCulloch (1811-1862) was a Tennessee-born Texas settler who fought in American battles far and wide. He accompanied his neighbor Davy Crockett to Texas in 1834, but arrived at the Alamo after the battle due to a case of measles. McCulloch then joined the Texas Army under Sam Houston, another former neighbor, and skillfully commanded one of the "Twin Sisters" cannons at the Battle of San Jacinto, earning a promotion to first lieutenant and a sizable land bounty. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1839, he spent the next several years defending himself and other settlers from Indians and Mexicans, until being appointed a major by General Zachary Taylor at the outbreak of the Mexican War. Jefferson Davis personally appointed him a colonel before the start of the Civil War, and McCulloch commanded an under-supplied force to victory at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, before he was killed at the front line while commanding forces at Pea Ridge in 1862. Condition: CDVs in various conditions including a few with heavy soiling, one with crease/split extending approximately 2.5 in. to the left of McCulloch's face (affecting his torso), and one with some fading/discoloration.
Lot of 9, including 8 CDVs of Benjamin McCulloch, with imprints of Bundy & Williams, New Haven (1); Gurney & Son, New York (1); L. Prang & Co., Boston (1); Bendann Bros., Baltimore (1); Charles Magnus New York (2); and two uncredited. At least one is a photograph taken from life, while others are after illustrated portraits. Accompanied by a Civil War-era playing card featuring an engraved portrait of McCulloch on the face. Benjamin McCulloch (1811-1862) was a Tennessee-born Texas settler who fought in American battles far and wide. He accompanied his neighbor Davy Crockett to Texas in 1834, but arrived at the Alamo after the battle due to a case of measles. McCulloch then joined the Texas Army under Sam Houston, another former neighbor, and skillfully commanded one of the "Twin Sisters" cannons at the Battle of San Jacinto, earning a promotion to first lieutenant and a sizable land bounty. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1839, he spent the next several years defending himself and other settlers from Indians and Mexicans, until being appointed a major by General Zachary Taylor at the outbreak of the Mexican War. Jefferson Davis personally appointed him a colonel before the start of the Civil War, and McCulloch commanded an under-supplied force to victory at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, before he was killed at the front line while commanding forces at Pea Ridge in 1862. Condition: CDVs in various conditions including a few with heavy soiling, one with crease/split extending approximately 2.5 in. to the left of McCulloch's face (affecting his torso), and one with some fading/discoloration.
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