^#1796 ^Lot 1856 George H. Sharpe

Union general (1828–1900). He served on the staffs of Generals' Joe Hooker, George G. Meade and U.S. Grant. He also served as Deputy Provost Marshal General of the Army of the Potomac and Chief of the Bureau of Military Information. He was promoted to brevet brigadier general, Dec. 20, 1864, and brevet major general, Mar. 13, 1865. In 1867, he was appointed special agent of the US State Department by request of William H. Seward, and he went to Europe to locate and investigate persons who may have been involved in the assassination of President Lincoln. Wet plate, albumen 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo. Bust view in uniform with rank of brigadier general. Backmark: Alex. Gardner, Washington, DC, with vignette of the US Capitol building. Light toning, some trivial surface marks, and pencil notations on the reverse, otherwise fine condition.