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The council of war

Description: Image of Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman in a Council of War in front of a tent smoking cigars and pointing at a map; ammunition and soldiers in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1865
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000971
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

The council of war

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Image of a group portrait of American Civil War Union commanders (L to R) David Dixon Porter, David Farragut, President Abraham Lincoln, William Tecumseh Sherman, George Henry Thomas, Ulysses S. Grant, and Philip Sheridan sitting on rocks or standing in a wilderness area.

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This certifies that John Nelles Young of Sacramento County

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Image of a certificate issued by the People's Grant Monument Association of Sacramento, California; portraits of Ulysses S. Grant as a young man in 1844 and older in 1879 flank center text; vignettes portraying Grant "going for ammunition at Monterey," at the surrender of "Appomattox," "receiving commission as Lieut[enant] General," on horseback in military uniform near rifles and cannons, and with his family form a frame with the California Capitol building at top center.

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General Grant at the front

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Image of a full-length portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant standing in military uniform with sword in hand in front of a tent in a military camp during the American Civil War; camp chair with rolled-up maps visible at left; a soldier in uniform with rifle over one shoulder stands guard at right.

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Gold Seeker Brand

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Image of a prospector smoking a pipe while walking with his horse; tent, campfire and mountains in background.

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Our union defenders insignia of rank, uniforms, arms, etc

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Image of a number of portraits of Union generals and admirals from the American Civil War, including William Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, and George G. Meade; Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson pictured at top flanking an image of soldiers standing with a large American flag and artillery; captioned images of military insignia, weapons, and various positions of war form a border.

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[Grant family portrait.]

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Image of a group portrait of United States president Ulysses S. Grant with his wife, Julia Dent Grant, and their children Frederick Dent Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Jr., Ellen Wrenshall Grant ("Nellie"), and Jesse Root Grant; American flags with eagles and swords and paintings of Grant's birthplace and his residence at Mount McGregor on wall in background; captions identifying each person in bottom margin.

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The council of war

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