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John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875), circa 1860-1865

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: PP250.018

Dates

  • circa 1860-1865

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Notes

Published by N. R. Selby, Bookseller and Stationer, Baltimore. Lawyer and politician. Served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States (1857-1861), to date the youngest vice president in U.S. history, inaugurated at age 36. Breckinridge entered the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War as a brigadier general and soon became a major general.

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains 21 cartes-de-visite of Confederate States of America members and two autographs in the original album. Dates of the photographs are unknown, ca 1860-1865

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750