IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE 1/6 PLATE AMBROTYPE, J.H. DOYLE, 7TH S.C. CAVALRY

IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE 1/6 PLATE AMBROTYPE, J.H. DOYLE, 7TH S.C. CAVALRY

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This ambrotype photograph features young James Hogan [Hagan] Doyle posing in plain uniform coat with hands across his waist. Three plain buttons are visible on his jacket which also has a standing collar.

Image is clear with Doyle’s cheeks lightly tinted. There is a crack running across the glass image and several spots where the emulsion has chipped, but luckily to no real noticeable effect. The portrait remains clear with good contrast.

Mounted in typical metallic oval mat, glass (with old bubbles), and metallic frame and housed in a red velvet lined case. This black case remains in good condition with but one scratch on the front. This exact image is published on page 97 in the book “Tragic Glory.”

James Hogan Doyle (who always signed his name “J.H. Doyle”) was born 26 April, 1846, in Old Pickens, South Carolina. He enlisted on March 17, 1864 as a Private in Company G, 7th South Carolina Cavalry. Wounded in the right thigh on May 30, 1864 at Cold Harbor. He had a twin brother, William Earl Doyle, both served in Company G, 7th South Carolina Cavalry, Gary's Brigade.

“J.H. Doyle and his brother, Will E. Doyle, served in the Confederate Army. They were the only twins left in the Army of Confederate Veterans still alive. The two men were known throughout Texas as the "Twin Brothers" of Confederate Veteran Conventions. Together, they joined the Confederate forces under the command of Capt. Marin W. Gray of the Seventh Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, and served the last three years of the war. James Doyle was wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor and cited for bravery when he rescued an officer from beneath a fallen horse. In 1869, he joined his twin brothers who had settled on a farm near Granbury in 1867. In 1872, J.H. Doyle moved to Granbury and entered the dry goods business there. He formed a partnership with J.D. Baker of Dallas. Mr. Doyle dissolved the partnership when he opened the J.H. Doyle Mercantile in Granbury, which he operated for more than 50 years. Mr. Doyle served as Hood County Treasurer for three terms and was president of the City National Bank of Granbury for six years. Mr. Doyle was a charter member of the Granbury Masonic Lodge No. 392 organized in the 1880s. At the time of his death, he was commander of the Granbury United Confederate Veterans. Survived by his wife; two daughters - Miss Trenholm Doyle, Mrs. Clarence C. Harrs; two grandsons; his brother. -- Stephenville Empire Tribune, September 8, 1933.”

There is still a Texas Historical Commission marker on the building: “The Baker-Doyle Building.  John D. Baker (1848-1899) had this building constructed in 1882 for his dry goods store. A merchant and community leader, Baker later moved to Weatherford. His partner, James H. Doyle (1846-1933), became sole owner of the building in 1899. Later occupants included City National Bank, grocers, dentists, and doctors. Built of native limestone, the High Victorian Italianate structure features arched window openings with fanlights and a simple stone cornice.

James Doyle died on September 4, 1933 (aged 87) and is buried in Granbury Cemetery, Granbury, Texas. [jet] [ph:L]

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