Superb 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust-length portrait of the revered Union general, signed in black ink, “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U. S. A.” Published by J. E. McClees of Philadelphia. In fine condition, with a small smudge to his first initial, and some old mounting residue on the reverse. Grant was promoted to lieutenant general and given command of all Union Armies on March 9, 1864, so this carte-de-visite would have been signed sometime between this 1864 promotion and Grant’s entry into the White House in 1869. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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