THREE 1870s - 1880s PHOTOGRAPHS OF WILLIAM MILLER OWEN, WASHINGTON ARTILLERY- AUTHOR OF THE UNIT HISTORY

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This group consists of three original photographs of William Miller Owen who served in the Washington Artillery of New Orleans during the Civil War as Adjutant, Major and Lt. Colonel, later commanded it, and wrote its history: “In Camp and Battle with the Washington Artillery of New Orleans.” All three images are by New Orleans photographers: A) lower chest-up view of Miller in uniform as Brigadier General of the Louisiana National Guard, cabinet card, Simon photographer stamp lower front; B) vignetted bust view, also by Simon and same size, nicely inscribed ink on lower front- “Your affectionate Father / W. Miller Owen” and on rear in ink “Wm. Miller Owen;” C) full standing view of Miller, boudoir size card, Lilienthal marked lower front, signed ink reverse “W.M. Owen.” In the uniform view Miller wears an officer’s chapeau, sash across his chest, has buttons grouped by two indicating a brigadier general. He wears three medals. That on the right clearly shows the crossed cannon and lion’s head associated with the Washington Artillery, suspended from a ribbon with narrow top and bottom bars. The ribbon shows light differences in shading, and is likely the company’s veteran’s ribbon with vertical stripes- red/white/red.

Owen, born in Cincinnati Ohio in 1834, was educated at a military academy in Gambier and moved to New Orleans in the 1850s where he worked as cotton broker. He enlisted in the Washington Artillery in December 1860, and was elected First Lieutenant and Adjutant May 26, 1861, and served with them at Bull Run, the Seven Days, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. He was promoted Major August 1863 assigned to the Dept. of Southwest VA and then Chief of Artillery for Preston’s Division in Buckner’s Corps in the Army of Tennessee, seeing action at Chickamauga and later in the year at Knoxville, taking command of the 13th VA Battalion of Artillery. He returned to Virginia with Longstreet and returned to the Washington Artillery, but was detached to other duties at times, such as command of Beauregard’s reserve artillery at Drewry’s Bluff ands again to the 13th VA Battalion of Artillery, while commanding which he was wounded at Petersburg in August. He was promoted to Lt. Colonel in February 1865, and surrendered at Appomattox. After the war he returned to New Orleans, partnered with Longstreet in brokerage house, and after the Washington Artillery was reorganized in 1875, served as its Colonel from 1876 to 1880, resigning to be promoted Brigadier General in the Louisiana Militia and serving on the staffs of two Governors. He died in New Orleans in January 1893.

The images are all in very good condition with only slight fading and scattered foxing as shown. [sr][ph:L]

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