Civil War Brigadier General Moffitt 96th Infantry Regt Escutcheon Oil Painting

Description: Title: Civil War Brigadier General Stephen Moffitt 96th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment EscutcheonDescription: Wondaful Civil War escutcheon for Stephen Moffitt, Brigadier General of the 96th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Besides the obvious signs of wear and fading this fantastic piece is done on canvas backed by the original wood frame and hardware. Beautiful rich colors throughout this piece and still exhibits some quality gilt paint throughout. Superb New York State Seal in the front along with the Generals historical achievements and services in the Civil War.In 1868, Civil War veteran John P. Reynolds of Massachusetts patented a system of displaying a veteran’s service record as a work of art. The general design was a shield with portions designated to the veteran’s ranks, positions, units, and the battles in which they participated. These paintings ranged in price from $5 to as much as $125 or more.By 1875, Reynolds had taken on Walter C. Strickler as a partner. Strickler’s role was traveling around the country selling escutcheons to individual veterans, he also made presentations at local Grand Army of the Republic posts and set up a display at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The company displayed the escutcheons of several well-known leaders including Generals U.S. Grant, William T. Sherman and Philip Sheridan. The Reynolds-Strickler partnership ended by 1888.Stephen Moffitt Biography:Stephen Moffitt was born in Clintonville, August 6, 1837. At the age of 15 years Stephen became a cabin-boy on the steamer "Francis Saltus" for Captain Lot Chamberlain, on Lake Champlain. He remained in the employ of the Champlain Transportation Company until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he opened a recruiting office in Plattsburgh, and was the first man who enlisted in the 96th Regiment, New York State Volunteers. He enlisted as a private, and upon the mustering in of the regiment, was made 1st Lieutenant of Company B. When Captain Darius M. Parsons died on June 16, 1862, he was promoted to captain. On May 19, 1863, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel, and, on May 31, 1865, was commissioned colonel of his regiment and brevet brigadier-general United States Volunteers. From April, 1863, to 1864, while lieutenant-colonel, he served on General Wilton Wessell’s staff. The history of General Moffitt's military career is a record on many of the severest battles of the war. In an unsuccessful charge of the Army of the James, at the 2nd Battle of Fair Oaks, October 27, 1864, while the enemy were driving them back amid a terrific fire of shot and shell, he lost a leg in the endeavor to carry from the field a wounded private who was crying piteously for help.At the battle of Plymouth, April 16, 1864, he was captured and sent to Libby prison, and subsequently to Danville and Macon, GA, and was one of the 50 officers placed under fire at Charleston, SC, when that city was bombarded by the Union fleet. He was mustered out with the regiment Feb. 6, 1866.After the war he returned to Plattsburgh, and was appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue. In 1867 he was elected Clerk of Clinton County, as was re-elected in 1870. On January 23, 1873, he resigned this office and was appointed warden at Clinton Prison, and remained there until a change of administration in 1876 and in the following May was appointed Collector of Customs for the district of Champlain.He was a Republican, and one of the leading members of that party in northern New York. He was a delegate at large from this State to the National Republican Convention at Philadelphia that nominated General Grant for the Presidency, and was a member of the Republican State Committee for the years 1868 to 1873. He was also a member of General John Gibbons' staff, and was provost-marshal of the 24th Army Corps from its organization to the close of the war. After the war, he was appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for Clinton County, New York in 1866. In 1867, he was elected County Clerk, resigning in 1878 to accept the post of agent and Warden of Clinton Prison, which he held until 1876, when President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him Collector of Customs for the District of Champlain, serving until 1880. In 1888, he was elected Assemblyman from Clinton County. In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison appointed him again Collector of Customs for the District of Champlain, which office he held until 1898.The General died on January 3, 1904, Condition: Fair, various signs of damage, stains, cracks, splits, flaking etc. Please refer to photos for further condition report.Approx Measurements: 25" by 30" and 3/4" thick About Me: Like most, I picked up the collecting bug many years ago when I was younger rummaging through the nooks and crannies of my grandparent's summer house in upstate New York. Today, you can still see me doing the same thing, only I don't fit through much of those spots anymore but that doesn't stop me from enjoying the thrill of the hunt. 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Price: 1150 USD

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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