Officers of 5th U.S. Cavalry near Washington D.C. June 1865 – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Officers of 5th U.S. Cavalry near Washington D.C. June 1865. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Officers of 5th U.S. Cavalry near Washington D.C. June 1865
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Mathew Brady's studio made this 1865 portrait of Union cavalry officers of the 5th U.S. Cavalry, taken near Washington, D.C., in June, just weeks after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox in April. Brady, the best-known photographer of the Civil War, documented both famous generals and ordinary soldiers, and his plates often carried the formal, posed look of studio work even when made outdoors. The 5th Cavalry was a regular army regiment whose men had fought through the final campaigns in Virginia, so the picture captures officers at a moment when the war was ending and the army's future was being decided.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 4551. · Brady Mathew B. 1823 (ca.)-1896 photographer. |
| Subjects | United States. Army. Cavalry 5th--People. Military officers--Union--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,250 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-51881 |
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