Original sepia 2.25 x 3.5 carte-de-visite photo, signed and inscribed in black ink “Mrs. E. Kirby Smith from her friend J. E. Johnston.” In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling to reverse, with a spot over first initial, two small tack holes under image, image lightly faded, and scattered toning and spotting to image’s borders. General E. Kirby Smith was a Confederate general who served in 1861 as Johnston’s assistant adjutant general in the Shenandoah Valley. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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