CIVIL WAR VET CDV'S 1862 DAKOTA WAR, LITTLE CROW

Photo album originally belonging to U.S. Civil War veteran, S.H. Britts, Co. K, 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Regiment (enlisted 11/20/62 at age 24), seeing action in Minnesota and Dakota Territory mostly against the Sioux, the collection including CDV's with seven having the back mark of Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, picturing: (1) military Camp Atchison; (1) "Little Crow, Sioux Chief and Leader of the Indian Massacre of 1862 in Minnesota" by J.E. Whitney, 1862; (1) "Execution of the Thirty-Eight Sioux Indians at Mankato Minnesota, December 26, 1862"; (1) Abraham Lincoln; (1) "Old Abe, The Live Eagle (offered for sale as a fund raiser"; (1) Fort Snelling; (1) Fort Ripley; (1) Camp Parker; (10) CDV's of family members, photo of two Sioux women (undated), and miscellaneous subjects; (1) worn finish photo album, metal clasp, 1"h, 5.5"w, 4.25"d *Note: The Dakota War of 1862 resulted in the execution of 38 Sioux Indians, the largest mass execution in the history of the United States. Although 303 Sioux were given the death penalty by the Army, President Lincoln pardoned 264. Start Price: $200.00 Dimensions: Condition Report: All lots are sold as is and where is. Austin Auction Gallery provides condition reports upon request to aide in your bidding decision. No statement regarding age, condition, kind, value, or quality of a lot, whether made orally at the auction or at any other time, or in writing in this catalog or elsewhere, shall be construed to be an express or implied warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. All sales
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