New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

General William T. Sherman (Portrait as full general)

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

Date1869

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 4 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (11.4 × 8.7 cm)
Overall, Support: 6 7/16 × 4 1/4 in. (16.4 × 10.8 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

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

Object number98.32.275

Terms

U.S. Civil War
Men
Military affairs

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. Circularly framed image of William Sherman seen from the midsection up in portrait styled photograph. He is in uniform and has his arms crossed over his chest. He has small amounts of gray in his beard and gazes off to the left side of the image. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].