Photograph
John Potts Slough
| Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Brigadier General John Potts Slough. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Slough joined the Union Army and served as a captain of the First Colorado Volunteer Regiment. Defying an order from Union general Edward R. S. Canby, he led his men to victory at the Battle of Gloireta Pass. In 1862 he was appointed to the post of brigadier general and served in that position until the conclusion of the Civil War. Slough was appointed as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the New Mexico Territory in 1865 and was shot and subsequently killed by legislator William L. Rynerson during a quarrel in 1867. |
| Image ID: | 73219 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | Bowdoin, Taylor & Co. |
| City: | Alexandria |
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| State: | Virginia |
| 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 |
| Image previously misidentified as Major General John McAllister Schofield. |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Military uniforms |
| Officers |
| Portraits |
| Beards |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hairstyles |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Mustaches |
| Portrait photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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