Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Photograph album of British General Sir Charles Hastings Doyle
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06740 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Place Written: [various places] Type: Photograph Date: 1864 Pagination: 10 photos 27.9 x 38 cm Order a Copy
General U. S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac at Cold Harbor and City Point in 1864. Album of Large photographs all taken in the field by Mathew Brady's studio. The album was assembled by British General Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, who was sent by the British government on a "Confidential" visit to General Grant's headquarters. Doyle was Governor-General of Nova Scotia. With signatures of Grant and other pasted in.
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