Colonel James L. West (Morgan's Lt.), Confederate Killed at Shiloh
Artist
Unknown
CultureAmerican
DatePossibly 1862
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (51.1 × 41 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (51.1 × 41 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.233
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. A black and white photo of a soldier in uniform facing the camera seen from the head down to his lower shins. He is wearing a light colored uniform with a cap on his head. He has a single row of buttons going down his chest. A gun hangs at his waist and he rests his hands clasped on top of his downward pointed sword. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].Label TextUnknown American Colonel James L. West (Morgan's Lt.), Confederate Killed at Shiloh, 1862? Albumen print Gift of David L. Hack and by exchange Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 98.32.233 Exhibition History"At the Front," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., August 14, 2009 - January 17, 2010. "The Civil War: Visual Perspectives, Then and Now," Waitzer Community Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, April 6 - July 24, 2011.
