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Autographed CDV of Union General O. Shephard,

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Autographed CDV of Union General O. Shephard,
Autographed CDV of Union General O. Shephard,<p>with imprint of “J.W. Black, Newport, R.I.” and signed “O.L. Shepherd Col. 15th Inf.” in period pencil on recto likely in the General’s hand. The obscure Oliver Lathrop Shepherd graduated West Point in 1840 and won two brevets for his conduct in Mexico. On the eve of war he was Lt. Colonel of the regular 18th US Infantry and later commanded a brigade in the Army of the Cumberland. Shepherd was promoted to Colonel of the 15th US Infantry in recognition for his service during the Siege of Corinth and ended the war with a March 1865 brevet to Brigadier General for action at Stone River. He retired in 1870 as Colonel of the 15th Infantry and died in 1894.<p>VG.