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1861-1865 ca.

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)

Photograph

Title: Albert S. Johnson

Heavily retouched. Uniform looks painted on. Standing, half-length view.

GLC05135.070

1861-1865 ca.

Morse's Gallery of the Cumberland

Photograph

Title: Joseph E. Johnson

With three stars. Oval cut, bust portrait.

GLC05135.071

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)

Photograph

Title: Robert E. Lee.

A young, dark haired Lee with mustache (but no beard) in dress uniform, holding hat with "VA" insignia. (Based on the ca. 1851 photograph of Lee; see GLC 439.) Heavily retouched. Half-length view.

GLC05135.072

1861-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Robert E. Lee.

With three stars. Bust portrait, vignetted.

GLC05135.073

1861-1865 ca.

Morse, A.S., fl. 1861

Photograph

Title: James Longstreet

One star visible. Oval cut phot, bust portrait

GLC05135.074

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)

Photograph

Title: John B. Magruder

Half-length view.

GLC05135.075

1861-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Col. John H. Morgan

"Col. John H. Morgan. The Marion of the South." Morgan has short hair and is clean shaven. Bust portrait.

GLC05135.076

1861-1865 ca.

Morse, A.S., fl. 1861

Photograph

Title: Col. John H. Morgan

With three stars. Morgan's hair is longer than in #76 and he has a mustache and beard. Bust portrait

GLC05135.077

1861-1865 ca.

Morse, A.S., fl. 1861

Photograph

Title: Leonidas Polk

Wearing epaulets. Bust portrait, vignetted.

GLC05135.078

1861-1865 ca.

Morse, A.S., fl. 1861

Photograph

Title: Sterling Price

Oval cut photo, half-length, napoleonic pose.

GLC05135.079

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)

Photograph

Title: Kirby E. Smith

[Rank insignia covered by beard.] Half-length view. [Same photo as #81.]

GLC05135.080

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)

Photograph

Title: Kirby E. Smith

[Rank insignia covered by beard.] Half-length view.

GLC05135.081

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)

Photograph

Title: George H. Steuart

With three stars. Bust portrait.

GLC05135.082

1861-1865 ca.

Morse's Gallery of the Cumberland

Photograph

Title: Richard Taylor

Two stars visible. Bust portrait.

GLC05135.083

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)

Photograph

Title: Jeff M. Thompson

Seated, half-length view. Heavily retouched.

GLC05135.084

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)

Photograph

Title: Felix K. Zollicoffer

Three quarter length view, standing. Heavily retouched.

GLC05135.085

1861-1865 ca.

Morse, A.S., fl. 1861

Photograph

Title: Confederate Montage

Montage of oval portraits with Lee featured prominently in center. [In order from left] Hood, Bragg, Jackson, Polk, J. Johnson; Ewell, Lee, Longstreet; A.P. Hill, Steuart; A. Smith, Breckenridge, F. H. Lee, S. Johnson, Morgan; Beauregard, Price, Hardee and Hanson,\

GLC05135.086