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President Lincoln on battle-field of Antietam, October, 1862
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | United States |
Description | Photograph shows Abraham Lincoln at Antietam, Maryland, on Friday, October 3, 1862, during his visit to General McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac, to encourage "Little Mac" to attack the Confederate Army. Lincoln is posed standing by a chair and facing McClellan with other Union Army officers grouped outside a tent. From left to right: Colonel Delos B. Sacket, Captain George Monteith, Lieutenant Colonel Nelson B. Sweitzer, General George W. Morell, Colonel Alexander S. Webb [Chief of Staff, 5th Corps], General George B. McClellan, Scout Adams, Dr. Jonathan Letterman [Army Medical Director], unidentified soldier, President Abraham Lincoln, Colonel Henry J. Hunt, General Fitz-John Porter, Joseph C. G. Kennedy, Colonel Frederick T. Locke, General Andrew A. Humphreys, and Captain George Armstrong Custer. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 107) |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand Civil War |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |