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Barnard, John Gross, 1815-1882 As brigadier general, vignette bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0216 Author/Creator: Barnard, John Gross, 1815-1882 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Ink inscription on verso "John G. Barnard. Brig. Gen. and Bv't Maj. Gen. Vols. Col. Eng. and Bv't Maj. Gen. U.S.A." Photographers imprint on verso: "Henry Ulke, 278 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C. 1865."

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