Civil War Photo Captain Charles Corbit 1st Delaware Cavalry Company C in Frame

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Civil War Photo Captain Charles Corbit
1st Delaware Cavalry Company C in Frame
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Here is a nice piece of Civil War history here for your buying consideration. Would make a great gift for a special occasion, or keep it for yourself.
This item is from the estate of Tom & Mary Legore of Finksburg, MD.  There were local Civil War Historians and Collectors.  They also collaborated with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and another author with local history for one of Newt's Civil War books.
We will be posting a number of other Civil War items that we acquired from this couple over the next few weeks, so keep looking to our online store here as they will be offered for sale separately.  Some of the items are a large case of bullets and other artifacts from the Pickett's Charge area, original Currier & Ives lithographs, signed prints and books, Pie Smelling and Buying Story of a Confederate prisoner, artifacts from the Soldiers Home, Sycamore sight tree in Gettysburg, etc.
This framed reproduction photo is of Captain Charles Corbit of the 1st Delaware Cavalry.  He, along with George Armstrong Custer are given credit with delaying Jeb Stuart's Cavalry units from arriving at Gettysburg for the famous pivotal battle that took place there a few days later in July 1863.    The Indians got Custer a few years later at a place called Little Big Horn.
More of the story of what happened to the Delaware Cavalry and Corbit in the engagement  is captured in more detail below.  The photo is a reproduction of the original that is in the Delaware Archives.
In a gold colored wood frame.  Has an embossed design around the perimeter of the frame.  Some finish loss to the frame.  The glass in intact over the photo, no cracks or blistering.
The Civil War Photo in frame is 12.25" tall, by 10.5" across, by 1-1/8" wide.  The photo within the frame is 7-7/8" tall, by 6" across.  Don’t be shy to make an offer, we are always open to reasonable suggestions.
The pictures provided both complement and supplement the listing description, so please look at them very closely as well.  With older vintage items, there is no way one can capture all the little imperfections in words, so the two media are meant to be the full description.
Here are some of the listing numbers for items that came from this historian/collector couple's estate;
123942257653 - Pickett's Charge Artifacts,
123944539197 - Buying a Pie Artifact,  123961412971 - Andrew Jackson, Hero of New Orleans Litho,
123957649577 -
Vintage Abraham Lincoln Life Mask,
123954498486
- Civil War Cannon Ball Dug near Henryton, MD.
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An interesting summary of what was known at Corbit's Charge which took place in Westminster, MD a few days before the Battle of Gettysburg;
Corbit's Charge was a skirmish fought on June 29, 1863 in Westminster, MD, during the American Civil War between the cavalry commanded by Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart and two companies of the 1st Delaware Cavalry shortly before the Battle of Gettysburg. The skirmish, also known as the Battle of Westminster, is thought to have contributed to the delay of Stuart's arrival in Gettysburg and subsequently contributed to the defeat of Confederate forces there.
Background
Stuart's three brigades of cavalry, after crossing the Potomac River and threatening Washington, D.C., proceeded north toward Pennsylvania, east of the main Confederate army and pursuing Union forces, following loose instructions from Confederate Commander Robert E. Lee. Meanwhile, Companies C and D of the 1st Delaware Cavalry were sent from Baltimore to Westminster to guard the Western Maryland Railway junction and arrived the day before the battle.
Battle
The Delaware cavalry companies, totaling less than 100 men and commanded by Major Napoleon B. Knight, had arrived unaware of Stuart's impending approach, bivouacked near the northwestern end of town and found the town quiet. The next day, some of the Union troopers decided to have their horses reshod at a stable near the southern end of town. While there, the first Confederate cavalry arrived at the southern end of Westminster and captured those troopers.
Major Knight was absent then, so Captain Charles Corbit, one of the company commanders, rallied the remaining troopers and led a cavalry charge down Main Street in Westminster towards Stuart's cavalry, meeting them at the intersection with Washington Road. They were quickly defeated by the Confederates, and Captain Corbit, along with the other company commander, Lieutenant Caleb Churchman, were captured, along with more than half of the other Union troopers. Two were killed and 11 wounded. Two Confederate officers were killed and ten more troopers were wounded. One of the Confederate officers, Lt. John William Murray, Co. E, 4th Virginia cavalry, remains buried in the graveyard of Ascension Episcopal Church.
Aftermath
The battle prompted Stuart's cavalry to stay the night in Westminster, delaying his arrival at Gettysburg and depriving Gen. Lee of important intelligence about Union troop movements and leading him to commit to fighting at Gettysburg.
Commemoration
In 2003 the City of Westminster began holding the Commemoration of Corbit's Charge during the last full weekend of June, which has grown into a festival including Civil War re-enactors, demonstrations, museum tours, musical concerts and more.
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