Rare Haxstun Ottoman Fort Edward NY Folk Art Portrait Crock No Reserve For Sale

Very rare folk art civil war Haxstun, Ottoman & Co., Fort Edward, New York Crock, couple interior rim hairlines, minor chips and some glaze loss to back, front looks good, height 10 1/4, width 11. This is fresh from an estate and never before on the market. We are offering it without reserve. I prefer a local pick up but can arrange shipping through our local UPS Store. It will require double boxing to ship properly.Extremely nice folk art portrait on front. Haxstun, Ottoman & Co. is 1867 to 1872 (post civil war) but this comical depiction may be of General William Smith who poked fun at the West Point graduates during the war years.About General William SmithWilliam \"Extra Billy\" Smith (September 6, 1797 – May 18, 1887) was a lawyer, congressman, the 30th and 35th Governor of Virginia, and a Major General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On his appointment in January 1863, at the age of 65, Smith was the oldest Confederate general to hold field command in the war.When Virginia seceded from the Union, Smith declined to accept a commission as a brigadier general because he rightly admitted he was \"wholly ignorant of drill and tactics\". A few weeks after the war started, he was present during a Union cavalry charge at the Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1861). He took command of the Confederate troops after the death of their commander John Quincy Marr, and found he enjoyed the experience. He requested a commission and was appointed colonel of the 49th Virginia Infantry regiment just three days before the First Battle of Bull Run, where the regiment and new commander performed well.Smith served in the Confederate Congress in 1862, but returned to the 49th Virginia at the start of the Peninsula Campaign. He was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines and his regiment received favorable notice in his commander\'s report. During the Seven Days Battles the regiment was lightly engaged, but he and his command again were described as having \"characteristic coolness\" and \"fearlessness.\" He was known for expressing contempt for West Point graduates (\"West P\'inters\") and their formal tactics, recommending common sense to his men instead of a military education, and distinguished himself with his unorthodox field uniform, including a tall beaver hat and a blue cotton umbrella. (source wiki)