This photograph was sent by Alexander Biddle to Julia Biddle. Note written on envelope reads:” Dear Julia the enclosed in a photograph/of Major Rosengarten Killed at/Murfreesborough–a soldier and a/friend–put it in your/photographic album/Alexander”
Backmark: “CASH & GODSHAW/Main St. below 3rd/Louisville Ky.”
Ink inscription on reverse “To Major Alexander Biddle/from his friend and in affectionate remembrance of/Major Adolph G. Rosengarten/Killed at Murfreesboro Dec 29, 1862/on his 24th Birthday/J.G.R./Hs. Qis 1st A.C./March 4.1.3-/Camp near Bell Plain Va.”
Citation: Cash & Godshaw,carte de visite of Adolph Rosengarten. Louisville, Kentucky, 1862. Rush V:42:03