PATRICK R CLEBURNE Confederate Major General Cabinet Card Photo Civil War RP For Sale

Handmade historical reproductionCabinet CardofCSA Major General PATRICK R. CLEBURNE.The photograph is a Fujifilm Archival Quality Lustre Print from an original photograph.Each card has a short bio on the reverse which makes it useful as a history teaching tool in addition to interesting, enjoyable art.Mounted on sturdy chipboard the overall card is approx. 4.75” x 7.25”

From the Back Bio -

Major-General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (Mar 16 1828 – Nov 30 1864) was a senior officer in the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.

Born in Ireland, Cleburne served in the 41st Regiment of Foot of the British Army after failing to gain entrance into Trinity College of Medicine, Dublin in 1846. He served at Fort Westmorland on Spike Island and was present on the island in 1849 when Queen Victoria visited Cork Harbour. Three years after joining the Army, he immigrated to the United States. At the beginning of the American Civil War, Cleburne sided with the Confederate States…

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The cabinet card was a style of photograph which was widely used for photographic portraiture from the 1860’s through the early part of the 20th Century.
It consisted of a thin albumen photographic paper print mounted on a card. They are often confused with Carte de Visité (CDV), a similar but smaller format introduced around 1854 in France. CDV’s were very popular during the American Civil War.“Cabinet Card” portraits were often presented and exchanged by individuals of position, and social standing. They came to often replace the “calling card” as a currency of social exchange and introduction.They were often kept and displayed in glass “cabinets” to demonstrate acquaintance or connection in some way with the notables pictured in the portraits.