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JONES, SAMUEL

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
JONES, SAMUEL
<b>56. SAMUEL JONES</b> (1820 - 1887) Confederate major general who served as Beauregard's Chief of Artillery at Bull Run, later he succeeded Beauregard to command the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Rare signed war-date carte de visite photo of Jones as major general, a chest up view in uniform, boldly signed on the bottom of the albumen, "<i>Sam. Jones</i>", adding on the mount, "<i>Maj. Gen.</i>" On verso Jones has written: "<i>Commanding Dept. of So. Ca. Ga. and Fla. Charlestown, So. Ca. Sept. 16, 1864</i>". Jones' collar wreath is lightly tinted gold and the stars are tinted silver. Light soiling on albumen, small chip of albumen missing from top not affecting image, otherwise very good.<b> $3,000-4,000</b>