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Samuel Wylie Crawford, Brig. Gen. & B’vt. Maj. Gen. Vols. and Lieut. Col. 2nd Inf. & B’vt. Maj. Gen. U.S.A. and his Staff

Mathew B. Brady

Artwork Details

Samuel Wylie Crawford, Brig. Gen. & B’vt. Maj. Gen. Vols. and Lieut. Col. 2nd Inf. & B’vt. Maj. Gen. U.S.A. and his Staff
circa 1862-1865
Mathew B. Brady
albumen print on paper
4 x 2 ½ in. (10.16 x 6.35 cm)
Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson
2008/2.196.18

Description

Subject Matter:

In this photograph, General Samuel Crawford—second from left—and three unidentified members of his staff assume neutral facial expressions and only slightly varied poses as they stand up against a blank wall. The general is distinguished from the others not only by his lighter-toned trousers—likely pale blue—but also by his greater height. Here the officers pose for the photographer Mathew Brady, whose studios in New York City and Washington, D.C. produced a large number of cartes-de-visite of United States Army and Navy officers during the American Civil War (1861-1865). 

Physical Description:

Full-length, standing portrait of four men in military uniforms. 

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