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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Lt. General Winfield Scott with Staff (General in Chief USA)
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Lt. General Winfield Scott with Staff (General in Chief USA)

Artist Mathew B. Brady (American, 1823-1896)
CultureAmerican
DateSeptember 6, 1861
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 5/16 × 14 7/16 in. (26.2 × 36.7 cm)
Overall, Support: 16 3/8 × 23 in. (41.6 × 58.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 23 5/8 in. (50.8 × 60 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.199
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. A photograph of six men in uniform gathered around on a porch with a wooden railing. Five of the men are standing while the older gentleman is seated in the middle. In the background there are two large windows of the brick building. Another man in a suit stands off to the right side. The bottom of the photograph reads "Gen Scott General-In-Chief U.S. Army & Staff Sept. 6th 1861." This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].