Lot 82: JONES, SAMUEL

82. SAMUEL JONES (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, "Sam. Jones", adding on the mount, "Maj. Gen." On verso Jones has written: "Commanding Dept. of So. Ca. Ga. And Fla. Charlestown, So. Ca. Sept. 16, 1864". 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.
$2,500-3,500