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Abner Doubleday

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Abner Doubleday

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Auction Date:2012 Dec 12 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Union general (1819–1893) famous for his association with the invention of the game of baseball. In April 1861, Doubleday served in the garrison at Fort Sumter, and he was said to have aimed the first gun to reply to the Confederate batteries. His greatest performance of the war came at Gettysburg when he assumed command of the 1st corps after the death of General John F. Reynolds. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Doubleday in uniform, by C. D. Fredericks & Co. of New York, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink, “A. Doubleday, Major General.” A surface crease to the upper right corner, light scattered soiling, and the signature a shade light, otherwise fine condition. Doubleday was promoted to major general in March 1863, and in July led his cavalry corps at Gettysburg, where, though outnumbered, they inflicted massive casualties against ten Confederate brigades. A remarkable photograph of a general forever chiseled into American lore.