Career Army officer (1803–1865) who served as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Charles Fredricks and Company of New York, signed and inscribed on the reverse in black ink “To my little friend Miss Fanny Mahan on her birth day from her friend, Col. A. H. Bowman, Sup M. A.” In fine condition, with a few dings to top edge. RR Auction COA.
