Object Details
- Artist
- Alexander Gardner, 17 Oct 1821 - 10 Dec 1882
- Sitter
- Delos Bennett Sackett, 14 Apr 1822 - 8 Mar 1885
- George Montieth, 4 Nov 1839 - 13 Nov 1904
- Nelson Bowman Sweitzer, 12 Dec 1828 - 7 Mar 1898
- George Webb Morrell, 8 Jan 1815 - 11 Feb 1883
- Alexander Stewart Webb, 15 Feb 1835 - 12 Feb 1911
- George Brinton McClellan, 3 Dec 1826 - 29 Oct 1885
- Scout Adams
- Jonathan Letterman, 11 Dec 1824 - 15 Mar 1872
- Unidentified Man
- Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
- Henry Jackson Hunt, 14 Sep 1819 - 11 Feb 1889
- Fitz John Porter, 31 Aug 1822 - 21 May 1901
- Unidentified Man
- Frederick Thomas Locke, 17 Aug 1826 - 4 Feb 1893
- Andrew Atkinson Humphreys, 2 Nov 1810 - 27 Dec 1883
- George Armstrong Custer, 5 Dec 1839 - 25 Jun 1876
- Exhibition Label
- More accurately, this photograph should be titled Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan and Staff. Dissatisfied with General McClellan’s nonresponsiveness after Antietam—he did not pursue Robert E. Lee’s army, nor did he convey any urgency in getting his own army back into action—Abraham Lincoln went out to Maryland in October to meet with him. (McClellan had a habit of making the commander in chief come to him, which Lincoln tolerated but also noted as a sign of the officer’s arrogance.) In this portrait, McClellan, diminutive and in a forage cap, faces the figure of the president who, complete with trademark stovepipe hat, towers over him and the rest of the officers. Standing at the far right is cavalry captain George A. Custer.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- October 3, 1862
- Object number
- NPG.80.106
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 17.6 × 22.6 cm (6 15/16 × 8 7/8")
- Mount: 23 × 22.6 cm (9 1/16 × 8 7/8")
- Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18")
- Place
- United States\Maryland\Washington\battlefields\Antietam
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
- Weapon\Sword
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove
- Architecture\Building\Tent
- Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Grass
- Exterior\Military Camp
- Costume\Footwear\Boots
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt
- Unidentified Man: Male
- Fitz John Porter: Male
- Fitz John Porter: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
- Fitz John Porter: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- Fitz John Porter: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
- Alexander Stewart Webb: Male
- Alexander Stewart Webb: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- Henry Jackson Hunt: Male
- Henry Jackson Hunt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
- Henry Jackson Hunt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- Henry Jackson Hunt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
- George Armstrong Custer: Male
- George Armstrong Custer: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- Nelson Bowman Sweitzer: Male
- Nelson Bowman Sweitzer: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- George Brinton McClellan: Male
- George Brinton McClellan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
- George Brinton McClellan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
- George Brinton McClellan: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\New Jersey
- George Brinton McClellan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
- Andrew Atkinson Humphreys: Male
- Andrew Atkinson Humphreys: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- Andrew Atkinson Humphreys: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor
- Jonathan Letterman: Male
- Jonathan Letterman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
- Jonathan Letterman: Medicine and Health\Physician
- Jonathan Letterman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army physician
- Abraham Lincoln: Male
- Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
- Abraham Lincoln: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Environmentalist
- Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
- Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Tradesman\Boat builder
- George Webb Morrell: Male
- George Webb Morrell: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- George Webb Morrell: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
- Delos Bennett Sackett: Male
- Delos Bennett Sackett: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
- Delos Bennett Sackett: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- Frederick Thomas Locke: Male
- Frederick Thomas Locke: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- Frederick Thomas Locke: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
- George Montieth: Male
- George Montieth: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain
- George Montieth: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- Scout Adams: Male
- Scout Adams: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.80.106
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm423cc327f-dc24-415e-ac8a-97b773ef1f68
