Lt. Gen. Richard Taylor in Confederate Uniform with his Signature • Early photo

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SIGNED I
MAGE
CSA
Signature Series
Commemorating the 150
th
Anniversary of the
Confederate States of America
"FATE DENIED THEM VICTORY BUT GAVE THEM A GLORIOUS IMMORTALITY"
This immortality has been captured in these
CSA
Signature Series of restored images.
Lt. General Richard Taylor – This is an extremely rare photograph of Lt. Gen’l Dick Taylor (my 8th cousin) in a Confederate Uniform. Now with his signature. Judging by the quality of the photograph I would say it was taken at the very beginning of the war. Maybe when he was a Colonel.
Richard Taylor, Confederate general, only son of Margaret Mackall (Smith) and President Zachary Taylor. He was also the x brother in law of President Jefferson Davis, CSA. Jefferson Davis was married to his sister
Sarah Knox Taylor
who prematurely passed away (
September 15, 1835)
.
One of only three Generals to achieve the rank of Lieutenant General (promoted that rank on April 8, 1864) without formal military training, i.e., West Point, V. M. I. Though he was educated at Harvard and finished at Yale. He was also a member of Skull and Bones, a very exclusive social club at Yale still in existence today. The other two were Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton.
With no prior military experience, Richard Taylor rose from Colonel to Lieutenant General because of his ideas on strategy and the brilliant generalship he demonstrated on the field of battle. During the war, Taylor exhibited all the traits of an exceptional military leader: intelligence, education, courage, and character. He never suffered a crushing defeat even though he met with reverses. Time and again he beat the enemy and carved his name among those of the most outstanding Confederate generals.
I found a quote by General Nathan Bedford Forrest regarding Taylor:
He
commented that: "He's the biggest man in the lot. If we'd had more like him, we would have licked the Yankees long ago”.
For some unknown reason General Taylor chose to reverse the colors on his Confederate Battle flag. It is possible that he had a lot of Texans in his Army. Some Texas units had a similar battle flag.
This lot is for one (1) photograph. Approximate size
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
printed on satin finish archival paper
(260 gsm, 11
mil
thick sheet)
with archival inks. Each photo comes in an archival acid free glassine envelope,
with
General Taylor’s signature.
His signature is in brown to simulate what happened to the ink after a period of time. The actual ink was  purple/blue with a high iron content that rusted and turned brown after a long period of time.
The Priority Mail  Envelope is clearly marked
Photo Do Not Bend
and placed between two pieces of corrugated cardboard for addition protection.
Each CSA Signature Series photograph comes with a short excerpt out Southern Civil War history describing the heroic figure with an appropriate Confederate flag (as above) at the head of the sheet. Tastefully printed on grey cover stock, suitable for framing.
General Taylor did not sign this image it has been applied.
Copyright:  This image is significantly cleaned up, restored, and is an improved version of the original. It is copyright protected and may not be reproduced without express permission.
Reviews:
eBay buyer,
"...Can you imagine that people do not acknowledge these HEROES?
My son loved the Steve Jobs photo. Unbelievable work. Your talent is rare!
Thank you for your kindness in combining the shipping and handling charges. I will be purchasing all three and checking out more in the future".
- nini7
IMPORTANT NOTE:
THE MAJORITY OF THESE IMAGES BEAR THE SIGNATURE OF THE GENERAL ON THE PRINT, EXCEPT AS NOTED. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS
HAVE NOT
BEEN AUTOGRAPHED BY R. E. LEE OR ANY OTHER GENERAL, OFFICER or M.B. Brady, THOUGH IT APPEARS TO LOOK THAT WAY.
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Errata
SOME people
seem a little confused as to my descriptions: (I want nobody to be disappointed in there purchase, I take great pride in what I do).
Let me make myself perfectly clear. What you see, is what you get, the image on eBay is the PRODUCT you will receive, and in all cases better. I have described in great detail each item and exactly what it is. If you have any requests or questions please do not hesitate to ask before you order, I will be happy to answer them.
Know what you are buying.
It is what it is, a
Museum Quality print
made and restored from a digital file using the old glass negative and in rare instances a print, it is
NOT
an original print made in  the 1860's or 1870's and restored, (seems I had one buyer expecting an original restored print made in 1870 with actual signatures for .95, America is a wonderful place) it is a
restored
archival digital reproduction, not some cheap print. If you want cheap, shoddy prints, they are everywhere, not here.
Again, if have any questions please ask.
Thank you for looking.
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Copyright ©2011:
These images are significantly cleaned up, restored, and are an improved version of the original. This image is copyright protected and may not be reproduced without express permission.