November 23, 2024: Premier Americana - Day Three
Sat, Nov 23, 2024 09:00AM EST
Lot 2131
CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA PHYSICIANS CONRAD / DAVIS FAMILY, LOT OF TEN ARTICLES
Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold for
$196.80
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA PHYSICIANS CONRAD / DAVIS FAMILY, LOT OF TEN ARTICLES. (1) Dr. Daniel Burr Conrad (Winchester, 1831-1898), his family bible with name in gilt on front board, having manuscript family birth and death records, spectacles and case, a petrified slice of olive wood from Mount of Olives inscribed with his name while assistant surgeon for the US Navy on the USS Congress, 1855, a post-war albumen print on board portrait, a CDV image of a drawing of the CSS Tennessee, and a typed manuscript A Sketch of the History of the Lower Shenandoah Valley, by the Historian of the Winchester Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Susan Conrad (1844-1927), wife of Dr. Conrad. (2) Dr. William Augustus Davis (New York/Winchester, 1819-1898), a cabinet portrait photograph, a carved bone wax seal with script initials WAD a gift of his son-in-law Dr. Daniel Burr Conrad, and a carved white marble doorstop with "Dr. DAVIS" within a banner on the top. Together with assorted reference material and labels. Second half 19th century. 14 1/2" x 11 1/2" OA.
Catalogue Note: Dr. Daniel Conrad was a life-long resident of Winchester. He first served as a physician in the US Navy but resigned at the beginning of the Civil War and became a Surgeon for the CS Navy. He was quickly promoted to Confederate Fleet Surgeon at Mobile Bay where he was later captured while serving on the C.S.S. Tennessee, Mobile Squadron, Battle of Mobile Bay. Conrad reportedly removed the present family bible when he was captured. After the War, he continued his private practice in Winchester and, in 1871, married Susan Davis, daughter of Dr. William Augustus Davis in Frederick Co. Conrad also founded The Central Hospital for Insane Colored People, Richmond, VA, and served as Superintendent, Western State Hospital for the Insane, Staunton, VA.
Dr. William Davis enlisted as a surgeon in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States on November 13, 1861. He served as head surgeon of Division 4 of the Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond from 1863 to 1865, except for a six-month stint, July 12 - December 13, 1864, as the head of the General Hospital in Harrisonburg, VA. After the War, he lived with his daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Conrad, in Winchester, VA.
Condition
The Bible with loose pages, some replaced pages in the front, and loose binding, Conrad portrait with two 2" tears from the left edge, Davis portrait with minor edge losses, spectacle case with wear.
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