Yes, I think that spelling is correct.  I cannot cite the source, but the technique
appears to have been developed simultaneously in theory in
France, hence the name, and in Prince Edward County, Virginia, by
and English-born scientist, who took the first photograph using the
technique in 1839.

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> Can someone confirm for me that the name the first type of photograph that
> was developed during the Civil War era was called a "deguerrotype"?
>
> Thanks.
>
> David
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