^#1789 ^Lot 1849 Winfield Scott

Union general (1786–1866). A year older than the Constitution, the venerable Scott, hero of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, became General in chief of the U. S. Army in 1841, a position he still held at the start of the Civil War. A Virginian, he was the only non-West Pointer of Southern origin in the Regular Army to remain loyal to the Union. Wet plate, albumen 2.5 x 3.75 carte-de-visite photo, signed and inscribed on the reverse in ink, “For my friend, Mrs. Genl. Burnside, Winfield Scott, 1863.” Full seated, outdoor view taken by M.B. Brady & Co., at the US Military Academy, West Point, NY. He is wearing a double breasted frock coat with epaulettes and holding his sword. Backmark: E. & H.T. Anthony, New York, from a photographic negative from Brady's National Portrait Gallery. In fine condition, with mild toning along the edges.