Original Signed Arnold Genthe Photograph Civil War General William Rufus Shafter

  

Scarce Original Signed Arnold Genthe Photograph of Civil War General William Rufus Shafter. Signed in ink, bottom right.

Shafter had a long military history including the Civil War, Indian Wars, the Spanish American War, and commander of the Department of California, then retiring in 1901. His reputation is for incompetence, personal prejudices, extermination of Indians through destruction of villages and relentless pursuit to clear the land for settlers, and much more. Image mesures, 9 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. There is a lot of solarization, small creases top right and bottom left.