Veteran of New Orleans
SOLD March 2008 |
Sixth plate daguerreotype of elderly man and woman, the male sitter identified by a later label as "Samuel R. Carius / B. Apr. 27 1792 / Served at Battle of New Orleans 1814 / Taught School - Lawyer / 1825 Married Susan Gainey / 1828 Elect asst judge Greene County Circuit Court to 1834 / 1834 Bloomfield until death 7 March 1864 / 13 Children". Housed as found in a half thermoplastic case.
The Battle of New Orleans actually came in January 1815, after peace had been signed between the British and Americans in the War of 1812 but before news had reached the battlefront. Following upon a string of losses, this important American victory restored the confidence of the new nation and later helped propel the American commander, Andrew Jackson, into the presidency.
The plate has some noticeable calcium spotting and discoloration.
