Albert Sidney Johnston
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File Name |
shades_loc_0034.tif |
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Title |
Albert Sidney Johnston |
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Alternate Title |
Johnston, Albert Sydney |
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Date |
[between 1860 and 1862] |
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Genre |
Photographs |
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Material/Technique |
1 negative : glass, wet collodion |
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Description |
Photograph shows a three-quarter-length portrait of a middle aged man in dress uniform. It appears to have been hand retouched. |
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Historical note |
Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862), a graduate of West Point who was there at the same time as Jefferson Davis, was a veteran of the War with Mexico and one of the most experienced of the Confederate generals. He was the highest ranking officer to die in the Battle of Shiloh on 6 April 1862. His close associate, Tennessee Governor Isham Harris,served on Johnston's staff. |
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Subject |
Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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Theme |
Holding Fast to Beauty |
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Story |
Sarah Polk |
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Tags |
Battle of Shiloh |
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Geographic Location |
United States--Tennessee--Nashville; United States--Tennessee--Shiloh |
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Time period |
1860-1869 |
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Contributing Institution |
Library of Congress |
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Rights |
Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the Library of Congress. |
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Type |
Still image |
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Format |
image/jp2 |
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Digital Publisher |
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
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Reference URL |
http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,180 |
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Archival file |
shades12/shades_loc_0034.tif |
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