[Vingette portrait of Major Gen. Sheridan]

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Vingette portrait of Major Gen. Sheridan]

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0059-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861-1865
Author/Creator
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
Title
[Vingette portrait of Major Gen. Sheridan]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 salt print Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 25.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

A copy of a photographic portrait of Philip Henry Sheridan. A bust showing shoulder and head, Sheridan is wearing the uniform of a Union Army General Officer and his rank is shown as Major General (two stars on shoulder straps). Philip Henry Sheridan was promoted from brigadier to major general following his performance in the battles of Perryville [October 8th, 1862] and Stones River [December 31st, 1862 to January 2nd, 1863]. Promoted to Liutenant General on March 4th, 1869.

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