Original CIVIL War Era CDV Of Captain Willard Glazier The Soldiers Author
ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR ERA CDV OF CAPTAIN WILLARD GLAZIER - THE SOLDIERS AUTHOR. ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR ERA CDV OF CAPTAIN WILLARD GLAZIER - THE SOLDIERS AUTHOR WILLARD GLAZIER (AUGUST 22, 1841 - APRIL 26, 1905) BORN IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AND SPENT HIS BOYHOOD ON A FARM.
WAS EDUCATED PRINCIPALLY AT THE STATE NORMAL-SCHOOL AT ALBANY. IN 1861 ENLISTED IN THE 2D NEW YORK, OR HARRIS CAVALRY REGIMENT.
HE HAD REACHED THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT, WHEN HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER IN A CAVALRY SKIRMISH NEAR BUCKLAND MILLS, VIRGINIA, ON 18 OCTOBER, 1863, AND SENT TO LIBBY PRISON. IN 1881 HE MADE A CANOE VOYAGE OF 3,000 MILES, FROM THE HEAD-WATERS TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI, AND CLAIMED TO BE THE DISCOVERER OF A SMALL LAKE (LATER NAMED LAKE GLAZIER)SOUTH OF LAKE ITASCA, WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS THE TRUE SOURCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.IN 1902-03 HE EXPLORED UNCHARTED TERRITORY ON THE LABRADOR PENINSULA AND DISCOVERED A RIVER WHICH NOW BEARS HIS NAME. SEE ALSO, HIS LIFE BY JOHN A. OWENS, ENTITLED "SWORD AND PEN" (PHILADELPHIA, 1884). THIS CDV MEASURES AT 4.5 INCHES BY 2.4 INCHES AND INCLUDES PLASTIC ENCASING. PICTURED IS WILLARD GLAZIER LOOKING VERY YOUNG AND WELL-DRESSED.
ON THE BACK OF THE PHOTO IS A LIST OF SOME OF GLAZIERS WORKS AND A BRIEF HISTORY. ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR ERA CDV OF CAPTAIN WILLARD GLAZIER - THE SOLDIERS AUTHOR (pce132946). PLEASE REQUEST AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING. "AS IS" items are not returnable unless they do not match the item description.
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