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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Generals of Our Army 1861

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0117 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1861 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 29 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Generals Of Our Army 1861" dated 1861. Portraits of Major General George B. McClellan, Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler, Major General John Adams Dix, Major General John Charles Frémont, Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, Major General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, Brigadier General Robert Anderson, Major General John Elias Wool, and Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon. Engraved by John Chester Buttre.

McClellan, George B., 1826-1885
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Dix, John Adams, 1798-1879
Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894
Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871
Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869
Lyon, Nathaniel, 1818-1861
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893

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