Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Scott Allen | Drawing | Wisconsin Historical Society

Drawing

Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Scott Allen

Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Scott Allen | Drawing | Wisconsin Historical Society
Engraved lithograph of a waist-up portrait of Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Scott Allen. Allen was a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Iowa 2nd district. During the Civil War, he was a colonel in the 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. At the close of the war he was appointed brevet brigadier general. After the war, he was elected Secretary of State, which role he served from 1866-1870.
DESCRIPTION
Engraved lithograph of a waist-up portrait of Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Scott Allen. Allen was a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Iowa 2nd district. During the Civil War, he was a colonel in the 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. At the close of the war he was appointed brevet brigadier general. After the war, he was elected Secretary of State, which role he served from 1866-1870.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:154754
Creation Date:circa 1868
Creator Name:Western Engraving Company Chicago
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Collection Name:Name File
Genre:Drawing
Original Format Type:drawings
Original Format Number:NF Allen, T. S.
Original Dimensions:5.5 x 9 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Includes signature beneath lithograph. Text below engraved portrait reads: "Western Engraving Co. Chicago." Engraved exclusively for "Wisconsin in the War of the Rebellion" [p. 355]. See online catalog.
SUBJECTS
Civil War, 1861-1865
Military uniforms
Officers
Veterans
Beards
Men
Moustache
Legislators
Politicians
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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