Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles appointed three officers to the official delegation accompanying Lincoln’s remains to Springfield: Charles Henry Davis, William Rogers Taylor, and Thomas Y. Field. Two original carte-de-visite portraits of Davis and Taylor, each 2.25 x 4, signed in the lower border in black ink, respectively, “C. H. Davis, Rear Admiral,” and “Wm. Rogers Taylor, Captain U. S. A.,” both by S. M. Fassett of Chicago. Accompanied by an unsigned original carte-de-visite portrait of Thomas Y. Field, by S. M. Fassett of Chicago. Light scattered foxing and toning, and some silvering to dark areas of the images, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.
