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Artist:
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Winfield Scott Hancock, 14 Feb 1824 - 9 Feb 1886  Search this
David Bell Birney, 29 May 1825 - 18 Oct 1864  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 12.7 x 20.1 cm (5 x 7 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1864
Exhibition Label:
Union general Winfield Scott Hancock (1824–1886) commanded the Second Corps of the Army of the Potomac. He won praise from soldiers and peers alike for his bravery and leadership at Gettysburg in 1863, where he was seriously wounded, and in the Virginia battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor in 1864. At Gettysburg, Hancock’s command repulsed the brunt of Pickett’s Charge. In response to a subordinate who urged Hancock not to ride his horse in the midst of the fight, he replied, “There are times when a corps commander’s life does not count.”
In this photograph of Hancock’s camp head- quarters, possibly near Cold Harbor in June 1864, Hancock is shown in the center, resting his hand on a tree. His division commanders—Francis C. Barlow, who is leaning against the tree, and David Bell Birney and John Gibbon at the front left—stand near him. A woodcut illustration of this photograph, appeared in Harper’s Weekly on August 13, 1864.
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Military  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Architecture\Building\Tent  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Exterior\Forest  Search this
Exterior\Military Camp  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Button\Brass  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States  Search this
David Bell Birney: Male  Search this
David Bell Birney: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this
David Bell Birney: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
David Bell Birney: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this
David Bell Birney: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General  Search this
Winfield Scott Hancock: Male  Search this
Winfield Scott Hancock: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Winfield Scott Hancock: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Winfield Scott Hancock: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army  Search this
Winfield Scott Hancock: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General  Search this
Winfield Scott Hancock: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.78.96
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49e2957da-0cd1-4991-9f30-5c0153889ba1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.78.96