New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

General David Birney

Artist Mathew B. Brady (American, 1823-1896)

CultureAmerican

DateJuly 1864

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 5 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (13.7 × 16.5 cm)
Overall, Paper: 9 7/8 × 11 9/16 in. (25.1 × 29.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 1/16 × 17 in. (40.8 × 43.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange

Object number98.32.135

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. A black and white photograph, with a man in the center in uniform, seated in a chair. His hat is resting in his lap; his coat had a double breasted button; he has a goatee beard and behind him is a large tent. To the right side of the picture there is a bush and to the left side of the picture there is a tree. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].