February 23rd, 2012
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2012
Cabinet Card Photograph of Confederate Louisiana Politician Pierre Soulé, oval image, backmarked by Rockwood, NYC. Copy photo, c1870, VG. Soule is best known for his role in writing the Ostend Manifesto, which was written in 1854 as part of an attempt to annex Cuba to the United States. The Manifesto was roundly denounced, especially by anti-slavery elements, and Soulé himself came under severe attack. On May 18, 1861, Soulé was captured by Federal troops, charged with "plotting treason against the United States government," and imprisoned in Fort Warren, Massachusetts. Soulé was able to escape back into Confederate territory.
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