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Nh 5th Infantry 1861 Famous Fireman Ambrotype Rare

Nh 5Th Infantry 1861 Famous Fireman Ambrotype Rare

Ambrotype ruby ninth (9th) plate size. Cirac 1859-1861. Ruby tinted ambrotype of a famous nh fireman.

Dover strafford fire company # 1. Identified on the back sa george guppy. Of dover new hampshire. Excellent condition full case.

Superb colroing and quite rare! Here si a rare tinted ambrotype of george w. Guppy of dover nh wearing his full paarde shirt and a parade belt with decorative buckle. (on which is written dover strafford # 1 )! The photographer has tinted his cheeks and his rde parade shirt and elaborate tie!

George w. Guppy george w. Guppy was a well known and civic minded person who joined the dover strafford (nh) fire department in 1859. In 1863 he enlisted as a private in the famous nh 5th infantry. Amazingly only a year later in 1864 eh was promoted to lieutenant and again in 1865 he was promoted to captain. It is truly rare fro an enlisted man to rise from private to captain in only two years! We have included with this rare ambrotype captain guppy's military records as well as that of the illustrious new hampshire 5th infantry regiment. Few civil war regiments were as highly regarded as the nh 5th infantry who saw service at some fiercest battles such as malvern hill, antietam, fredericksburg, chancellorsville, gettysburg, cold harbor and the siege of petersburg just to name some! __________________________________________________________________________. In 1868 (at age 28) he was back in new hampshire serving as a newspaper publisehr in dover. In 1870 he boguht that same newpaper which is still published to this day and is known as foster's daily democrat! eW have set a very low starting bid. And a. Very low reserve! Powered by ebay turbo lister the free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.