Photograph
Nathaniel P. Banks
| Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, who was born on January 30, 1816 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Prior to the Civil War he served in both the Massachusetts and the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as becoming the Governor of Massachusetts. On May 16, 1861, President Lincoln appointed him one of the first Major Generals of volunteers. By 1865 he was relieved of his field command and was used by Lincoln to lobby for his reconstruction plan. |
| Image ID: | 72404 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | Charles D. Fredricks & Co. |
| City: | New York |
| County: | |
| State: | New York |
| Collection Name: | State Historical Society of Wisconsin Civil War photographs, circa 1861-circa 1865 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6050.76 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4 inches |
| Military uniforms |
| Portraits |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hairstyles |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Mustaches |
| Officers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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