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In this 1864 photograph, Union cavalry General Philip Sheridan stands beside his headquarters’ flag in the company of his division officers. The exact location is unknown, but that fall he was making a name for himself as his army began winning control of Virginia’s verdant Shenandoah Valley. This was an indispensable breadbasket for the Confederacy, which Sheridan systematically put to the torch. His victory at Cedar Creek, near Winchester, in mid-October earned him lasting fame and provided an important win for the Lincoln administration, which was seeking political momentum on the eve of the presidential election.
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Albumen Silver Print
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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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Keywords

  1. Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert
  2. American Civil War (1861 1865)
  3. Architecture
  4. Army
  5. Beard
  6. Beards
  7. Brass
  8. Brigadier General
  9. Building
  10. Button
  11. Captain
  12. Chair
  13. Chairs
  14. Civil War
  15. Civil War, 1861 1865
  16. Colonel
  17. Consul
  18. Costume
  19. David Mc Murtrie Gregg
  20. Davies, Hy E
  21. Diplomacy
  22. Diplomat
  23. Diplomats
  24. Dress Accessories
  25. Dress Accessory
  26. Exterior
  27. Facial Hair
  28. Fence
  29. Flag
  30. Flags
  31. Furnishings
  32. Furniture
  33. General
  34. Goatee
  35. Government
  36. Gregg, David Mc Murtrie
  37. Hat
  38. Hats
  39. Headgear
  40. Home Furnishings
  41. Hy E. Davies Jr
  42. James H. Wilson
  43. Literature
  44. Major General
  45. Male
  46. Mathew Brady Studio
  47. Men
  48. Merritt, Wesley
  49. Military
  50. Military Camp
  51. Mustache
  52. Mustaches
  53. Officer
  54. Personal Attribute
  55. Philip Henry Sheridan
  56. Politics
  57. Politics And Government
  58. Portrait
  59. Portraits
  60. Seating
  61. Sheridan, Philip Henry
  62. Sword
  63. Swords
  64. Symbols & Motifs
  65. Tent
  66. Tents
  67. Torbert, Alfred Thomas Archimedes
  68. Union
  69. United States
  70. United States. Army
  71. Us Consul
  72. Weapon
  73. Weapons
  74. Wesley Merritt
  75. Wilson, James H
  76. Writer
  77. Writers

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