I'll post a full history tomorrow. For now, note that he led a bayonet charge covering the retreat at the end of the Seven Days battles...his leg was shattered by a musket ball while leading a charge at Second Manassas...he had two horses shot out from under him at Gettysburg, where he repulsed the Confederate attack on Cemetery Ridge...and he finally was killed in action after being struck in the head by a minie ball at the Battle of the Wilderness. It is said that General Grant wept openly at Hays' grave while visiting it after the war.
This is an incredibly desirable pose of Hays and I'll warrant that it is the finest example available anywhere. It's not cheap, but you will never need to upgrade. Especially since this one is a super-crisp Brady.
CDV is clean, unstained, untrimmed and not clipped. Basically, it's perfection.
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