Bell, Charles Milton, 1848-1893 [Portrait of Surgeon General John Moore]

GLC04196.01

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GLC#
GLC04196.01-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1886
Author/Creator
Bell, Charles Milton, 1848-1893
Title
[Portrait of Surgeon General John Moore]
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 albumen : b&w Height: 42 cm, Width: 29 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Three quarter length standing portrait of Surgeon General Moore in dress uniform. With rubber stamp on verso, "C.M. Bell. 463 & 465 Penna. Ave. Washington, D.C." Moore wears his dress uniform complete with epaulets, belt buckle, sash, dress belt, and sword. See GLC04916.06 for Moore's epaulets and belt buckle. Moore had been an important army physician during the Civil War and was made Surgeon General in 1886. He served in that role until his retirement in 1890.

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