William Tecumseh Sherman

Sherman as a major general in May 1865. The black ribbon of mourning on his left arm is for President Lincoln. Portrait by Mathew B. Brady. (1822 – January 15, 1896) Download High Resolution PDF Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted, Use Restriction(s): Unrestricted

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Creator(s): War Department. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (08/01/1866 - 09/18/1947) Type(s) of Archival Materials: Photographs and other Graphic Materials
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Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. PHONE: 301-837-3530; FAX: 301-837-3621; EMAIL: stillpixorder@nara.gov.

Coverage Dates: ca. 1860 - ca. 1865, Part Of: Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, compiled 1921 - 1940, documenting the period 1860 - 1865


General Note(s): Use War and Conflict Number 125 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image. Variant Control Number(s): NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-111-B-1769

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* Subjects Represented in the Archival Material:
o American Civil War, 1861-1865

* Contributors to Authorship and/or Production of the Archival Materials:
o Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.) (1858 - ?), Photographer.