Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Generals of Departments
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0468 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 maquette : b&w Height: 51.4 cm, Width: 41.9 cm Order a Copy
Maquette comprised of 7 cartes de visite of Union Army generals who served in the American Civil War and 2 separate oval pieces of scalloped paper inscribed with the words "Generals of" and "Departments." Each carte de visite is pasted on scalloped paper. Produced by Mathew Brady's studio to be photographed and published in a reduced size as its own carte de visite. Each general's surname is written in ink directly under his image. They include William S. Rosecrans, John G. Foster, Nathaniel P. Banks, Franz Sigel, Benjamin F. Butler, Quincy Adams Gilmore, and David Hunter.
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