General Grant's Council of War
Artist
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
(American, born Ireland, 1840 - 1882)
Dateca. 1863
MediumAlbumen stereograph
DimensionsImage and sheet (both): 3 × 6 3/16 inches (7.62 × 15.72 cm)
Mount: 4 × 7 inches (10.16 × 17.78 cm)
Mount: 4 × 7 inches (10.16 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2005.37.363
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, left edge, in black type: "1861 The War For the Union. 1865";
On mount recto, right edge, in black type: "1861 Photographic War History. 1865";
On mount recto, lower right, in black type: "730. General Grant's Council of War. / [FOR DESCRIPTION OF THIS VIEW SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS CARD.]";
On mount verso, top, in black type: "730. General Grant's Council of War. / This view shows a "Council of War" in the field near Massa- / ponax Church, Va., May 21, 1864. The pews or benches have been / brought out under the trees, and the officers are gathered to dis- / cuss the situation. It has been a disastrous day for the Union / troops; the losses have been heavy, and nothing apparently gained. General Grant is bending over the bench looking over General / Meade's shoulder at a map which is being held in Meade's lap. The / Staff Officers are grouped around under the trees; the orderlies / are seen in the background; the ambulances and baggage wagons / can also be seen in the background.";
On mount verso, center, in black type: "1861 - PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY. - 1865 / This series of pictures are ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS...If you wish for a catalogue of the war views, send a / stamp and your address to / Yours in F. C. and L., TAYLOR & HUNTINGTON, / Sole Owners of the Original War Views. No. 2 State St., HARTFORD, CONN.".
MarkingsFrom back of object: This view shows a "Council of War" in the field near Massaponax Church, Va., May 21, 1864. The pews or benches have been brought out under the trees, and the officers are gathered to discuss the situation. It has been a disastrous day for the Union troops; the losses have been heavy, and nothing apparently gained. General Grant is bending over the bench looking over General Meade's shoulder at a map which is being held in Meade's lap. The Staff Officers are grouped around under the trees; the orderlies are seen in the background; the ambulances and baggage wagons can also be seen in the background.
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