Antique 1/4 Plate Ambrotype Civil War Major Gen Charles Edward Hovey Double Side

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Antique 1/4 Plate Ambrotype Civil War Major General Charles Edward Hovey Double Sided
1/4 plate double sided Ambrotype of Civil War Major General Charles Edward Hovey
Marked on the corner of the mat CHAS
Dressed in civilian clothes circa 1855-60
Major General Charles Edward April 26, 1827 – November 17, 1897 was born in Thetford Vermont
He graduated from Dartmouth in 1852 and taught school in Framingham, Massachusetts
He moved to Illinois, where he helped organize Illinois State University and served as its president from 1857 to 1861
He married Harriette Farnham (Spofford) Hovey of Nantucket, Massachusetts
They had 2 sons Fred and Richard. Richard became a well-known poet, artist, and college professor
In 1861 Hovey resigned from the university, given the rank of Colonel and raised the 33rd Illinois Infantry
Hovey was appointed a Brigadier General in 1862 and played a key role in the capture of Arkansas Post in January 1863
During that battle he was wounded in the arm but continued to serve
At the close of the war, he was given a brevet promotion to major general
Condition
One side of the image glass is cracked SEE PHOTO
Other side is fine
One cover on the case is coming loose
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