Theodore Shelton Bowers in Amherst, NH

Adjutant general on Grant’s staff. Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Bowers in uniform by an anonymous studio, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink, “Truly your friend, T. S. Bowers, Bt. Col. and A. A. G.†Reverse bears a clipped newspaper article regarding his death; he was instantly killed after falling between railroad cars. In fine condition, with some slight rippling to edges.Listing originally posted at http