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Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles Engraving CDV Image
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Here is an excellent original steel engraving style CDV Image of the secretary of the Navy for the union during the Civil War, Gideon Welles (1802 - 1878). Gideon Welles was born in 1802 in Connecticut and before the war served as editor of the Hartford Times from 1826 until 1836. He was extremely valuable asset to the Union side during the Civil War. Because so many people left the Navy to serve in the Confederacy it was imperative to rebuild the Union Navy. He did so quite well. The Navy rose from 90 ships at the outbreak of the war to 670 ships by the war's end. Members of the Navy rose from 9000 to 57,000 during the war. He also was a proponent for the new technology of the day including the new ironclad ships. After the war he founded one of New England's earliest Republican newspapers, the Hartford Evening Press. This CDV image shows Welles with a solemn look. It has the Philadelphia printer marking below the image. These CDV images measure 4 inches wide and are 2 inches wide. It comes in an acid freeholder for display and preservation purposes.

Item #: C3923
Shipping Weight: 0.3 lb
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