RARE Signed CDV Captain David Page Civil War Gunboat Cmdr Massachusetts History
RARE Signed CDV Captain David Page Civil War Gunboat Cmdr Massachusetts History
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RARE Signed CDV Captain David Page Civil War Gunboat Cmdr Massachusetts History

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Very rare circa 1865 CDV of Captain David Perkins Page, Jr., (1836-1874) signed in ink on the mount, taken during his service in the Civil War. Page was a ship captain, and acting master-in-command of the gunboat Wateree during the war. He was also the son of the American author and educator David P. Page, Sr.

Photographed in San Francisco by Bradley & Rulofson. The only other image of him I was able to find other than this CDV was an engraving done later in life - the signature on the engraving matches the one on this CDV perfectly, so there is no doubt as to the identity. Continue reading for a larger bio....

Bio, found online: In 1857, when 21yrs. old, he obtained the position of captain of a ship trading to the East Indies, and as such he sailed until the breaking out of the Civil War, in 1861. Captain Page, as he entered the volunteer naval service as acting-master in command of the gunboat "Wateree," rendering efficient service in protecting the commerce of the United States on the Pacific coast, which was assigned to him as a cruising-ground during the war.

On Dec. 5, 1867, Captain Page wed Emily C. Wills (only daughter of Rufus Wills, Esq.) in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in Newburyport. Two days later, the pair sailed on the steamship "Ontario" on their wedding tour, which embraced several months' travel visiting countries of Europe. Afterwhich Captain Page took command of the ship "Josiah L. Hale," owned by his uncle, Hon. Micajah Lunt, of Newburyport, and others, bound for Calcutta. On this voyage he was accompanied by his young and charming bride, and on the return voyage, on January 4, 1869, a son was born to them, who lived but a few hours. He ended his seagoing and in June, 1869, he commenced the business of ship-brokerage, in Newburyport, in which city he lived until his death.