Rare Antique Post Civil War General Benjamin Murray 15th Maine Vol CDV Photo! US

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Rare Antique Post Civil War General Benjamin Murray 15th Maine Vol CDV Photo! US!
Fantastic Antique Victorian American CDV Photograph!
Wonderful Portrait of Benjamin Bixby Murray Jr.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General!
Served as Lieutenant Colonel of the 15th Maine
Photographer: Hendee
Location: Augusta, Maine (ME)
Date: C.1870's
"General Benjamin B. Murray Jr., son of Rev. Benjamin B. Murray,
was born in Norway, June 19th 1828. He received an academical education
and studied the profession of law. Having been admitted to practice,
he settled in Pembroke, Maine, where he still resides. When the war
of 1861 - 1865 broke out, he was holding the position of Jude Advocate on
the Staff of Major General Butler of the First Division of Maine Militia,
and was placed upon duty in Bangor in April, 1861, and assisted in organizing
the regiments raised in Eastern Maine. He afterward recruited a company for the
15th Maine and was commissioned Captain of Company A. The 15th regiment was
ordered south and landed at Ship Island in April, 1862. From thence it went to
New Orleans. The career of this regiment is well known. In August, 1862, Captain Murray
was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment, and in the autumn following was
placed in command. The regiment served in Louisiana, Florida, and Texas, and was in
the Red River Expedition of 1864. The same year, his regiment assisted in driving
General Early's army from the vicinity of Washington and took part in the campaign of
the Shenandoah Valley. This year he was appointed Colonel. His regiment was again
sent south, and Colonel Murray was appointed Provost Marshal General of the
Department of the South. He remained in the service until July, 1866. He was twice
breveted, the last time as Brigadier-General. After leaving the Volunteer Service,
he as appointed Captain in the regular army and ordered to New Orleans for duty,
but on account of impaired health, he declined the appointment. He was afterward
appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for the 5th Maine District. He was a
member of the State Senate in 1869 and renominated for a second term, but declined
on account of having been appointed to succeed General John C. Caldwell as Adjutant-
General of Maine. He was elected in this office six times, serving until 1876. In the
summer of 1876, he was appointed special agent of the United States Treasury, and
later in the season, was appointed Assistant Financial Agent in London, England. He
went to London in charge of ten millions in United States bonds, and remained there
until 1877, assisting in refunding the National debt. During that time, he assisted in
negotiating the sale of bonds amounting to more than a hundred millions of dollars.
On his return, he was elected to the Legislature, and in March, 1878, he was appointed
Marshal of Maine, serving in that capacity for four years." (History of Norway, Maine)
Fantastic Post-War Image of the Mr. Murray!
A great piece of 19th Century American Photography Ephemera!
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