General Grant's Council of War – Vintage Print
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General Grant's Council of War comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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General Grant's Council of War
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The title points to the moment of decision rather than the fighting itself, with Ulysses S. Grant gathered among his commanders to weigh a course of action. Councils of war were a regular part of his method in the Eastern Theater, where he consulted officers such as George Meade before committing troops to costly assaults. The scene belongs to the Union push of 1864 and 1865 that wore down Robert E. Lee's army and led to Appomattox. Worth noticing is how the picture treats leadership as deliberation, a theme that shaped Grant's reputation after the war as much as his battlefield record.
| Original scan | 5,745 × 3,322 px · prints to 19 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 18949u |
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