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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Sherman and his Generals

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04172 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w ; 40.5 x 51 cm. Order a Copy

One image entitled, "Sherman and his Generals," taken by Mathew Brady dated 1865. Image is of General Sherman and his generals taken shortly after the end of the war. The label beneath the image identifies the men and their ranks. They are from left to right: Oliver O. Howard, John A. Logan, William B. Hazen, William T. Sherman, Jefferson C. Davis, Henry W. Slocum, Joseph A. Mower, and Francis P. Blair, Jr.

Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894
Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886
Howard, Oliver Otis, 1830-1909
Hazen, William Babcock, 1830-1887
Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879
Mower, Joseph Anthony, 1827-1870
Blair, Francis Preston, Jr., 1821-1875

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