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A nice three quarter view of General Judson Kilpatrick.  General Kilpatrick is wearing his brigadier generals uniform and is holding his hat.  The backmark on the image is "C.D. Fredericks & Co. - New York - Habana - Paris".  The carte has been trimmed on the bottom but this does not affect the image at all.  James French is written in period ink on the back of the image.  One can only assume French was the owner of the image.

 

General Kilpatrick graduated West Point in 1861 and joined the 5th New York Infantry.  He had the distinction of being the first Regular officer wounded in action in the war at the battle of Big Bethal.  In September, 1861 he became lieutenant colonel of the 2nd New York cavalry.  He became colonel of the 2nd New York cavalry in December 1862 and on June 14, 1863 a brigadier general.   He played a credible part in virtually every important cavalry action in the eastern theater, including Beverly Ford, Stoneman's raid, and Gettysburg.  In APril 1864 he was moved to take charge of the cavalry division in William T. Sherman's forces.  He was badly wounded at Resaca, Georgia.  He was nick named "Little Kil' and "Kil-Cavalry".  After the Atlanta campaign, he followed Sherman on the March to the Sea and the Carolina campaign.  He was brevetted major general in March 1865.