Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Handy, L.C., fl. 1861 Carte de visite of Fitz-John Porter

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03854 Author/Creator: Handy, L.C., fl. 1861 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph signed Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 11 x 7 cm. Order a Copy

Colonel in the U.S. Army from May 14, 1861. Brigadier General Vol. May 17, 1861. Major General Vol. July 4, 1862. With autograph note and bio on verso. Image ca. 1862, printed ca. 1890.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources