LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 June Civil War Grand Format Auction #663  / 

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CSA Navy Captain William Newland Maffitt CDV

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
CSA Navy Captain William Newland Maffitt CDV
<B>Confederate Navy Captain William Newland Maffitt <I>Carte de Visite,</B></I></B></I> blank back. The celebrated Southern raider and blockade-runner is seated in this well-known likeness wearing the clothing of a civilian merchant officer. Very good condition. William N. Maffitt (1819 - 1886) of North Carolina had a long and distinguished career as a naval officer in both the United States and Confederate States navies. He went to sea as a midshipman in 1832, participating in hydrographic surveys up and down the east coast. In the late 1850s, with his own command, Maffitt gave his energies to suppressing the illegal West Indian slave trade. During the Civil War, Maffitt won enduring fame as captain of the C.S.S. <I>Florida</B></I> before commanding the C.S.S <I>Albemarle,</B></I> an ironclad active on the Roanoke River in Eastern North Carolina. <BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>The Tharpe Collection of American Military History</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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