Robert Gray
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Jul 24, 2012
Unlike Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis sat only once for a photographic portrait during his tenure as President of the Confederate States. At some time during the summer of 1861 he visited the gallery of Minnis & Cowell in Richmond and had two photographs taken. The more widely produced of the two, with the straightened tie, appeared on a Confederate $50 note issued on September 2, 1861 and a proposed $100 Missouri Defense Bond.
Photo credit: Military Images Magazine
John O'Brien Collection
Photo credit: Military Images Magazine
John O'Brien Collection