Career United States Army officer (1798–1870) and author who had War Department assignments in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War, in which he served as a major general. Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Hitchcock, by D. Appleton & Co. of New York, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Gen. E. A. Hitchcock.” In fine condition, with a trivial ding to the upper left corner tip, and light silvering to dark areas of the image. RR Auction COA.
