Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2010.

Lt. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, CSA

Artist Rufus P. Anson (American, ca. 1821 - 1869)

DateJuly 1860

MediumSalted paper print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 3/8 × 5 5/16 in. (18.7 × 13.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

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

Object number98.32.142

Terms

U.S. Civil War
Robert E. Lee
George Washington
Men
Military affairs

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Photography

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This is a sepia toned photograph in an ellipse shape. In the photo there is a man pictured seated in a wooden chair next to a small table draped with a decorative cloth. His elbow is resting on the table with his hat. His knees are visible from the perspective of this shot. He is holding material in his one hand and his sword in the other. He has a single row of buttons going down his chest and a belt at his waist. He has a long beard. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].