Original Civil War period CDV of Confederate General William J. The CDV is somewhat soiled but desirable. We removed it from its very old plexi-glas case for the photos and then remounted it in the same plexi-glas. There are age scratches on the glass. (October 12, 1815 - November 6, 1873) was a career. Army, he served in the. Where he was captured and exchanged. He sided with the South and became a. Of 1865, where he surrendered with General. Were widely used on both sides in the conflict. The CSS Pee Dee Confederate Steamer protected his withdrawal across the Big Pee Dee River.