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Post-Civil War era carte de visite [CDV] photograph of ex-governor John Albion Andrew. Famous for creation of first African-American units in the United States Army.
Sepia toned.
Paper tear left side, repaired. Few light rust spots on photo. Light crease LR corner. Back has surface paper damage where photo was glued into an album.
4” x 2 ⅜”
(Red text is an electronic watermark that is not physically part of the photo for sale).
John Albion Andrew (May 31, 1818 – October 30, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He was elected in 1860 as the 25th Governor of Massachusetts, serving between 1861 and 1866, and led the state's contributions to the Union cause during the American Civil War. He was a guiding force behind the creation of some of the first African-American units in the United States Army, including the 54th Massachusetts Infantry.
Andrew was a radical abolitionist from an early age, engaged in the legal defense of fugitive slaves against owners seeking their return. He provided legal support to John Brown after his 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, raising his profile and propelling him to the Massachusetts governor's chair. Andrew was a persistent voice criticizing Abraham Lincoln's conduct of the war, and pressing him to end slavery. By the end of the war his politics had moderated, and he came to support Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction agenda.
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