Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Portrait of Fancis Preston Blair, Jr. in uniform and holding sword, half length.]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0058 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 16.9 x 22.8 cm. Order a Copy
A copy of a photograph of Francis Preston Blair, Jr. in Union military attire circa 1862. Blair was a representative in Congress from Missouri from 1857-1862, where he resigned upon joining the Union Army during the Civil War. Appointed brigadier general of volunteers on August 7th, 1862 and major general on November 9th, 1862. Was later re-elected to Congress in 1863 and served until 1865. Was Horatio Seymour's running-mate during the 1868 presidential election though was unsuccessful. Portrait here by Matthew B. Brady shows him seated from the waist-up in a field or general officer's double-breasted uniform holding a sword with revolver strapped to waist. Written on verso in graphite: "Gen'l Frank P Blair US Vols 1821-1875."
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