Remarkable Civil War-dated 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Lt. Gen. Grant in uniform by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Gallery, signed on the mount in ink, "U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A.," and also signed on the reverse, "City Point, Va., Sept. 27th/64, U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A." In very good to fine condition, with light scuffing, soiling, and an area of surface loss on the back.
In March 1864, President Lincoln elevated Grant to the rank of lieutenant general, and named him general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States. At the time of signing, Grant was at his headquarters in City Point, Virginia, engaged in the lengthy Siege of Petersburg. Within days, he would soon launch important offensives at New Market Heights and Peebles Farm. A distinctive portrait of the Civil War hero captured by the foremost photographer of the period, ideally signed and dated by the subject.
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