Object Details
- Artist
- Alexander Gardner, 17 Oct 1821 - 10 Dec 1882
- Sitter
- Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
- George Brinton McClellan, 3 Dec 1826 - 29 Oct 1885
- Exhibition Label
- The results of the bloodletting at Antietam were inconclusive. Robert E. Lee was forced to withdraw to the South, ending his first attempt to take the war to the North. But George B. McClellan, despite overwhelming superiority, was unable to score a knockout blow against the Army of Northern Virginia. The political consequences of Antietam were large, however. Abraham Lincoln used the victory as the occasion to announce his Emancipation Proclamation, effectively making the war for the Union also into a war against slavery. As well as radicalizing the Union’s war aims, the proclamation (which took effect on January 1, 1863), had the diplomatic result of making it impossible for European powers to recognize the Confederacy as a legitimate government. Militarily, Lincoln’s dissatisfaction with McClellan’s performance, including his nonresponsiveness during their October 1862 meeting, led to him being removed from his command in early November.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1862 (printed c. 1890)
- Object number
- S/NPG.81.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 16.7 × 20.5 cm (6 9/16 × 8 1/16")
- Mount: 23 × 28.1 cm (9 1/16 × 11 1/16")
- Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
- Printed Material\Book
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
- Printed Material\Papers
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
- Architecture\Building\Tent
- Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
- Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Candle
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Grass
- Home Furnishings\Pillow
- Exterior\Military Camp
- Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Candlestick
- George Brinton McClellan: Male
- George Brinton McClellan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
- George Brinton McClellan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
- George Brinton McClellan: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\New Jersey
- George Brinton McClellan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
- Abraham Lincoln: Male
- Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
- Abraham Lincoln: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Environmentalist
- Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
- Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Tradesman\Boat builder
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_S_NPG.81.18
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm472c7a46b-e00b-4c7f-9a86-f02eab924eba
