General John Sedgwick
PhotographerPhotographed by
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries
American, active 1861 - 1865
PublisherPublished by
E. & H. T. Anthony & Co.
American, 1862 - 1902
Date1861-1864
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 5/16 x 2 3/16in. (8.4 x 5.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/16 x 2 3/16in. (8.4 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/16 x 2 3/16in. (8.4 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Clifford T. Alderman
DescriptionHalf-length seated portrait of a man with a beard and mustache. He is wearing a military uniform. His hands are clasped in his lap.
Object number2014.103.9
InscribedOn recto, beneath image, in black ink, "Gen. Sedgwick"On verso, upper margin, in pencil, "Gen. Sedgwick"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: John Sedgwick was born in Cornwall, Connecticut in 1813. He attended West Point and served in the Mexican and Civil Wars. He was killed at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia on May 9, 1864.
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