2/3 length seated view of George D. Bayard, holding his hat in his hands. Overall in good condition. Clean photo in good condition. BM: Charles D. Fredricks & Co., New York. Modern ID in pencil on back.

Bayard was born in Seneca Falls, New York, 18 December 1835; died 14 December 1862. His parents removed to Iowa in his early youth, and he attended a military school kept by Major Dorn. He learned fencing from Colonel Korponay, an exiled Hungarian soldier, and from him acquired the military spirit that led him to seek an appointment as a cadet. After graduation at the United States military academy in 1856 he was assigned to the 1st cavalry. Four years were passed in frontier and garrison duty. He was severely wounded in the face by a poison arrow in a fight with the Kiowa Indians. In 1861 he was cavalry instructor at West Point, and on 16 March of that year was promoted to first lieutenant in the 3d cavalry; captain 4th cavalry, 20 August and was granted leave of absence, to become colonel of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Volunteers, 14 September 1861. He became Brigadier-General of Volunteers 28 April 1862, and served in the arduous campaigns of the Shenandoah, Northern Virginia, and on the Rappahannock, distinguishing himself by the dash and bravery of his reconnaissance. He was mortally wounded at Fredericksburg, 13 December 1862, and died the following day. He was buried with military honors at Princeton, New Jersey A memorial volume by his father, Samuel J. Bayard, was published in New York in 1874.

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