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CONFEDERATE ARTIST: CONRAD W. CHAPMAN PHOTOGRAPH

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CONFEDERATE ARTIST: CONRAD W. CHAPMAN PHOTOGRAPH
<b>126. CONFEDERATE ARTIST CONRAD W. CHAPMAN </b>A great war-date 2 1/2" diameter round albumen photograph of the famous artist seated in a studio holding his rifle and in uniform. In 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served in the West, only to be wounded at Shiloh the following year. Following his recovery, he was transferred to the 59th Virginia, but within a year he was sent to Charleston, where he was ordered by General Beauregard to create a pictorial record of Charleston Harbor. Subsequently, he completed a series of 31 paintings of Charleston and various scenes showing Confederate soldiers. Mounted to a piece of heavy card stock with a brief biography of Chapman finely penned on the verso. Very good to fine. A most unusual and rare pose.<b> $300-500</b>