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Unknown [Print of General Philip Henry Sheridan]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.12.02 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1864 Pagination: 1 print ; 21.2 x 15.1 cm. Order a Copy

Depicts Sheridan seated in military uniform, hat in hand, with a sword leaning against a table beside him. He appears to be in a tent. Possibly based on an 1864 photograph by Mathew Brady, though the tent and chair have been slightly altered in the engraving.

Sheridan, a Union General, did much damage to Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley during the summer of 1864.

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

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