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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03565.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Cartes de visite of officers (mostly white) of 59th US Colored Inf. (ex-slaves) |
| Title | Carte de visite |
| Date | n.d. |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | Bust portraits of five Union generals: Grant (in center), Sherman (upper right), ? (lower right), ? (lower left, ? (upper left). |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Place written | [s.l.] |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: After June 1863, when the regiment was organized in LaGrange, Tenn. The photographs were originally in a photo album. The 59th was originally called the 1st US Tennessee Vols. (African Descent) and 1st West Tenn. Inf. Regt (African Descent). Some of the photographs are signed with homes noted. (The Grant photograph dates from 1864, perhaps when the album was collected.) Although the regiment was known for ex-slaves, no photographs of African American soldiers feature in this collection. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 59th US Colored Infantry |