Gen. Halleck.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

DistributorDistributed by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

Date1861-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 7 1/4in. (30.2 x 18.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 15/16 x 10 1/16in. (35.4 x 25.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a man in a military uniform with epaulets, buttons, belt, sash, and sword. His belt buckle has the letters "U.S." on it, surrounded by garlands.

Object number1950.102.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "GEN. HALLECK."

On verso, inscribed in purple ink, upper left, "773". Inscribed in pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 6 / 336" "191 [in a circle]"; lower right, "Consv CPC 1987 / Dwr 4" and accession number.NotesSubject Note: General Henry Wage Halleck (1815-1872) was General in Chief of the Union Army during the Civil War. He was born in Westernville, New York, and before the Civil War, he was in the army and a lawyer. After the war, he worked for the government in military departments. General Halleck wrote and translated several books on war, and he became known as "Old Brains."

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