^#1694 ^Lot 1754 Winfield S. Hancock

Union general (1824–1886). He greatly distinguished himself in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. On July 3rd, his corps became the focal point for the celebrated Pickett's Charge in which he was seriously wounded. After his recovery, he went on to fight in the bloody battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor, and earned the sobriquet "Hancock The Superb." In 1880, he was the Democratic nominee for the Presidency of the United States. He was narrowly defeated by another ex-Civil War General—the soon to be assassinated, James A. Garfield.
Fantastic wet plate, albumen 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo. Seated view in uniform with rank of major general. Imprint on the front mount: Brady, New York. Backmark: Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York and Washington, D.C. In fine condition, with a few trivial surface marks and mild silvering to some of the darker areas of the image.