Bidspirit auction | ETTING, FRANK MARX. Brevet Lieutenant

ETTING, FRANK MARX. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel US Volunteers.  CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Chest-up view in uniform. Photog: F. Gutekunst, Philadelphia. Solidly identified via Civilwardata and other sources. Philadelphia born, attorney Etting (1833-90) served from September 5, 1861 to December 31, 1870, rising to serve as Chief of Staff to General Irwin McDowell. Post-war, Etting was Paymaster General for the 1876 Centennial Exposition, he restored Independence Hall in advance of the exposition and authored its history.