Bidspirit auction | MAYER, MORITZ. Second Lieutenant, Company

MAYER, MORITZ. Second Lieutenant, Company E, 5th New York Infantry (famously known as Duryée's Zouaves). CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Chest-up view in civilian attire. Identified on verso in red period ink “Moritz Mayer, May 1865.” Photog: R. A. Lewis, NY. Entered service on April 25, 1861 and fought at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.