CDV Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt Lincoln Conspirator Trial

This CDV (carte de visite) of Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt associated with the Lincoln Conspirator Trial represents a significant piece of Civil War–era historical imagery. Joseph Holt served as Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army and played a central role in prosecuting the military tribunal that tried the conspirators involved in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. As a widely circulated photographic format of the time, the CDV helped disseminate Holt’s likeness to the public, reinforcing his authority and visibility during one of the most consequential legal proceedings in American history. This CDV has a E. Anthony and Brady Backmark.