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Winfield Scott Carte de Visite Photograph, featuring the famed American military commander seated in uniform holding a ceremonial sword. The image is captioned “LT. GEN’L WINFIELD SCOTT” and bears an 1861 copyright notice attributed to renowned Civil War photographer Mathew B. Brady, with the reverse carrying the printed imprint “Brady, Washington.”

Known as “Old Fuss and Feathers,” Winfield Scott (1786-1866) was one of the most important military figures in nineteenth-century American history. His distinguished career spanned more than five decades and included service during the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the opening months of the Civil War. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Scott served as General-in-Chief of the United States Army and developed the broad strategic framework later known as the “Anaconda Plan,” which guided Union efforts to defeat the Confederacy.

This portrait was produced during the opening year of the Civil War and depicts the aging general near the conclusion of his remarkable military career. Images of Scott issued by Brady’s Washington studio were widely collected by Union supporters and remain among the most desirable military cartes de visite of the Civil War era.

Near fine condition.

Winfield Scott served longer than any American military officer of his generation and was twice nominated for President of the United States. A national hero following the Mexican-American War, he remains one of the most influential military leaders in American history and a pivotal figure in the transition from the antebellum period to the Civil War era.

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Reference sku: 11669 1416188-1