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- Portrait of a Military Officer, Possibly Dutch, circa 1875 -
- circa 1875
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Portrait of a Military Officer, Possibly Dutch, circa 1875
- Portrait of General George Crook, circa 1873 - George Crook (1829-1890) graduated from West Point in 1852 and served in California before distinguishing himself as a Union commander during the Civil War. After the war, Crook led military campaigns against the Paiute, Lakota, and Apache tribes. Though he fought against Native nations, General Crook later struggled with the U.S. government to uphold its promises to his one-time adversaries.
- 1873-1874
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Portrait of General George Crook, circa 1873
George Crook (1829-1890) graduated from West Point in 1852 and served in California before distinguishing himself as a Union commander during the Civil War. After the war, Crook led military campaigns against the Paiute, Lakota, and Apache tribes. Though he fought against Native nations, General Crook later struggled with the U.S. government to uphold its promises to his one-time adversaries.
- United States Naval Cadet, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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United States Naval Cadet, circa 1890
- U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Wearing the Society of the Army of the Potomac Medal, circa 1877 -
- circa 1877
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U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Wearing the Society of the Army of the Potomac Medal, circa 1877
- Letter to Milton Russell Notifying Him of Congressional Medal of Honor Award, 1897 - Imagine Milton Russell's great surprise and delight when he received this letter from Russell Alger, the United States Secretary of War, in September 1897. It notified the former Union captain that he was to receive the Medal of Honor for valor shown during the Civil War Battle of Stones River in Tennessee, 35 years earlier.
- 1897
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Letter to Milton Russell Notifying Him of Congressional Medal of Honor Award, 1897
Imagine Milton Russell's great surprise and delight when he received this letter from Russell Alger, the United States Secretary of War, in September 1897. It notified the former Union captain that he was to receive the Medal of Honor for valor shown during the Civil War Battle of Stones River in Tennessee, 35 years earlier.
- Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume II, 1885 - Former President Ulysses S. Grant began writing his memoirs in 1884. He was bankrupt from ill-advised financial investments and unable to repay his losses. Friends suggested he write about his military and wartime experiences. Diagnosed with throat cancer soon after he started writing, Grant finished days before his death in 1885. The two-volume work was a financial and literary success.
- 1885
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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume II, 1885
Former President Ulysses S. Grant began writing his memoirs in 1884. He was bankrupt from ill-advised financial investments and unable to repay his losses. Friends suggested he write about his military and wartime experiences. Diagnosed with throat cancer soon after he started writing, Grant finished days before his death in 1885. The two-volume work was a financial and literary success.
- Engraving, "Washington's Adieu to His Generals," Published 1860 -
- 1860
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Engraving, "Washington's Adieu to His Generals," Published 1860
- Portrait of an Austrian Military Officer, circa 1875 - Photographer Fritz Luckhardt (1843-1894) was a meticulous craftsman in his vocation. The German-born photographer moved to Vienna, Austria, in 1865 and opened a studio two years later. He specialized in portrait photography, especially for celebrities and artists, establishing himself as the premier society photographer in the city.
- circa 1875
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Portrait of an Austrian Military Officer, circa 1875
Photographer Fritz Luckhardt (1843-1894) was a meticulous craftsman in his vocation. The German-born photographer moved to Vienna, Austria, in 1865 and opened a studio two years later. He specialized in portrait photography, especially for celebrities and artists, establishing himself as the premier society photographer in the city.
- Union Naval officer, 1864-1865 - This carte-de-visite made by R. Herring, New York, shows an unknown Union Navy officer. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States during the Civil War, soldiers and sailors often sent these inexpensive images back home as a reminder to friends and family members of their loved ones in service.
- 1864-1865
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Union Naval officer, 1864-1865
This carte-de-visite made by R. Herring, New York, shows an unknown Union Navy officer. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States during the Civil War, soldiers and sailors often sent these inexpensive images back home as a reminder to friends and family members of their loved ones in service.
- Flask, 1828-1840 - Whether depicted as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army or the first president of the United States, George Washington is a common likeness on early American flasks. Washington appears on 72 recorded flask designs--more than any other person. This example depicts Washington and later president Andrew Jackson in military uniform.
- 1828-1840
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Flask, 1828-1840
Whether depicted as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army or the first president of the United States, George Washington is a common likeness on early American flasks. Washington appears on 72 recorded flask designs--more than any other person. This example depicts Washington and later president Andrew Jackson in military uniform.