James Chalmers rose to the rank of Brigadier General, first commanding infantry in the Western Theater of the Civil War at places like Shiloh and Stones River.  Eventually, he commanded a Division in Forrest’s Cavalry Corps and his troops were responsible for the infamous massacre of US soldiers at Fort Pillow – though he denied direct responsibility and was never held accountable.

The image itself was first taken in 1862 and features a bust view of Chalmers. It is mounted to a common card with double gilt border patterning.  Both the image and the card are in good condition with only miniscule wear at the top left corner and nearly imperceptible crazing at low left.  The name “Chalmers” is written along the bottom edge of the photograph. The reverse is clean, with a second “Chalmers” penciled across the top, while two cancelled stamps – dated “AUG 11 1865” - obscure the E. and H. T. Anthony photographer back mark.

A scarce carte-de-visite for the collector of fine Civil War images.  [cm] [ph:L]

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