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Charles G. Halpine, Major, A.A.G., and Bv’t. Brig. Gen. Vols., U.S.A.

Charles DeForest Fredricks

Artwork Details

Charles G. Halpine, Major, A.A.G., and Bv’t. Brig. Gen. Vols., U.S.A.
circa 1861-1865
Charles DeForest Fredricks
albumen print on paper
Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson
2008/2.196.3

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Subject Matter:

In this photograph, the head and shoulders of United States Army brevet general Charles G. Halpine hover amid a blank white field. The buttons and shoulder plaque on his dark coat are all that signal his military status. Halpine served during the American Civil War (1861-65), before and after which he was occupied as a journalist, author, and editor. Here he poses for Charles DeForest Fredricks, a New York-based photographer known for cartes-de-visite.   

Physical Description:

Bust-length portrait of a mustachioed man in a military uniform.

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