Item No. 8251726

A rare CDV portrait of John S. Mosby, the famous “Gray Ghost,” best known for his leadership of the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry (“Mosby’s Rangers”) and his daring partisan operations behind Union lines in northern Virginia. On the reverse is the imprint of E. & H. T. Anthony of New York with a contemporary identification. The image was part of a family album assembled by Bernard J. D. Irwin, the noted army surgeon, naturalist, and Medal of Honor recipient. While no direct wartime connection between Irwin and Mosby is known, a postwar association is possible given Mosby’s later reconciliation with the government. The carte has been trimmed down to about 2 3/8” x 3 1/4”.