Item No. 5466260

A very rare CDV image of Thomas J. Jackson produced early in the Civil War by photographer Edward Anthony of New York. Anthony and other studios would produce thousands of another version of this image, in which an artist skillfully modified Jackson’s appearance to clothe him in the uniform of a Confederate general. The version offered here, however, was made from the original from-life daguerreotype portrait Jackson sat for in New York as a brevet major in the U.S. Army in 1851, likely for Mathew Brady. Note that the Confederate collar stars from the more familiar stylized version are missing and that the major’s oak leaf rank insignia can be seen on his shoulder. At the base of the mount, Jackson is described using his Confederate rank as “Brig. Gen. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson.” Both the from-life and the artistically stylized version were produced to meet the demand of an anxious northern public, interested in owning portraits of famous figures they read about in the news. However, the stylized version was produced in great numbers. The Anthony imprint can be found on the verso, with a handwritten ink inscription reading, “Stonewall Jackson / Confederate Army.” Measures 2 3/8” x 4”.