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Nh 5Th Infantry 1861 Famous Fireman Ambrotype Rare Ambrotype ruby ninth (9th) plate size. Circa 1859-1861. Ruby tinted ambrotype of a famous nh fireman. Dover tsrafford fire company # 1.
Identified on the back as george guppy. Of dover new hampshire. Excellent condition full case.
Superb coloring and quite rare! Here is a rare tinted ambrotype of george w. Guppy of dover nh wearing his full parade shirt and a parade belt wiht decorative buckle. (on which is written dover strafford # 1 )! The photographer has tinted his cheeks and his red parade shirt and elaborate tie! George w. Guppy george w. Guppy was a well known and civic minded person who joined the dover strafford (nh) fire department in 1859. In 1863 he enlisted as a private in the famous nh 5th infantry. Amazingly only a year later in 1864 he was promoted to lieutenant and agani in 1865 he was promoted to captain. It is truly rare fro an enlisted man to rise from private to captain in only two years!
We have included wiht this rare ambrotype captain guppy's military records as well as that of the illustrious new hampshire 5th infantry regiment. Few civil war regiments were as highly regarded as the nh 5th infantry who saw service at some fiercest battles such as malvern hill, antietam, fredericksburg, chancellorsville, gettysburg, cold harbor and the siege of petersburg just to name some! __________________________________________________________________________. In 1868 (at age 28) he wsa back in new hampshire serving as a newspaper publisher in dover. In 1870 he bought that same newpaper which is still published to this day and is known as foster's daily democrat! We have set a very olw starting bid. And a. Very low reserve! Powered by ebay turbo lister the free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage yoru active items. |
