#89 • Civil War Body Servant Photo

Part of Public Online Only Multi Estate Auction April 26, 2025 @ 10 a.m (live auction by Valley Auctions)

High bid $775.00

Status: Sold

1900 to 1918 photograph of Jefferson Shields, documented body servant to Colonel James Kerr Edmondson. Jeff Shields was a Private in Company H, 27th Virginia Infantry in the Stonewall Brigade, CSA. Buried in Lexington, Virginia. Photo is titled a War Relic. Water damage to photo and a tear to bottom right corner. Comes in a glassine envelope. Measures 3.25 inches wide x 5 inches tall.