Lot 361
American School, 19th c., Portrait of Confederate Officer Isham Harrison, Jr., oil on canvas, probably painted posthumously, unsigned sight 28.5in. x 23.5in., in an elaborate giltwood frame, together with a group of property related to the Harrison family, including four hand-painted family crests on paper or parchment (Harrison, Hamilton, Sykes and Whitfield), ranging from sight 15.5in. x 12.5in. to 11.75in. x 8.5in., a color photograph of Waverly Plantation, Columbus, Mississippi, sight 7.5in. x 9.5in., and two extensive hand- written family trees, both sight 28.5in. x 21.5in. (8 pcs.) E2500/3500 Note: The sitter of this portrait is believed to be a Confederate spy hired by Lieutenant General James Longstreet to go to Washington D.C. and gather information. Harrison brought the news to Longstreet of the Union forces crossing the Potomac River after General Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces had entered Pennsylvania. The spy was described as a Mississippian of adventurous spirit who offered to serve as a spy. This man, known only as Harrison, was about 30 years of age. He was 5 feet, 8 inches tall, was bearded and slightly stooped and had penetrating hazel eyes. Harrison's information proved useful to the Confederate forces. He was killed at the Battle of Harrisburg in the summer of 1864.
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