Carte de Visite of Major John Pelham, circa 1861

Photo created circa 1861. A young man known as The Gallant Pelham stands with his left knee slightly bent and his right arm resting on the base of a column. He is dressed in a dark three-piece suit with a bowtie and is holding a large hat in his left hand. This image of Major John Pelham was once owned by General James Dearing. [donated by Mary W. Haycox]https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib-ac-histimg/50040/thumbnail.jp