Signed on Verso CDV of Frederick R. Stewart, 4th Illinois Cavalry – Bust View
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$250.00Price
Signed on Verso CDV of Frederick R. Stewart, 4th Illinois Cavalry – Bust View
This is a clear bust-view carte de visite of Frederick R. Stewart of Company M, 4th Illinois Cavalry. The image shows a sharp portrait of the young soldier in uniform. The CDV is signed on the reverse (verso) in period ink.
Service Summary:
- Residence: Rock Island, Illinois
- Enlisted September 5, 1861, at Port Byron, Illinois, at age 18 as a Private
- Mustered into Company M, 4th Illinois Cavalry on September 26, 1861
- Re-enlisted February 17, 1864
- Promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant
- Intra-regimental transfer: Company M to Company B (June 14, 1865)
- Transferred to Company I, 12th Illinois Cavalry on June 23, 1865, at New Orleans, Louisiana
- Mustered out May 29, 1866, at Houston, Texas
At enlistment, Stewart was described as 5'8" tall with a fair complexion, gray eyes, and auburn hair.
This is a nicely identified and signed CDV of a long-serving Union cavalryman who rose to the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant and served nearly five years, including time in both the 4th and 12th Illinois Cavalry regiments.