CDV OF ADMIRAL SAMUEL DUPONT

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Seated studio image of Samuel DuPont in Naval uniform. Clear image with good contrast. Dupont is in double-breasted frock with braided epaulettes, trousers with wide stripes down leg, sword and chapeau in his lap. Waist belt has two-piece Navy buckle.

Small print copyright text printed on bottom edge of mount. Bottom corners of mount have been trimmed.

Back of mount has simple photographer’s imprint, “Charles D. Fredricks & Co.” in New York. Numerous collector’s pencil notes on back regarding Dupont’s service.

Samuel Francis DuPont (September 27, 1803 – June 23, 1865) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent DuPont family. In the Mexican–American War, DuPont captured San Diego, and was made commander of the California naval blockade. Through the 1850s, he promoted engineering studies at the United States Naval Academy, to enable more mobile and aggressive operations. In the Civil War, he played a major role in making the Union blockade effective, but was controversially blamed for the failed attack on Charleston, South Carolina in April 1863.  [jet] [ph:L]

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