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The Room in the McLean House, at Appomattox Court House, in which General Lee Surrendered to General Grant

The Room in the McLean House, at Appomattox Court House, in which General Lee Surrendered to General Grant
Artist
Major & Knapp Lithography Company, active 1864 - c.1881
Sitter
Horace Porter, 15 Apr 1837 - 29 May 1921
George Armstrong Custer, 5 Dec 1839 - 25 Jun 1876
Cyrus Ballou Comstock, 03 Feb 1831 - 29 May 1910
Orville Elias Babcock, 25 Dec 1835 - 02 Jun 1884
Charles Marshall, 1830 - 1902
Walter Herron Taylor, 1838 - 1916
Robert Edward Lee, 19 Jan 1807 - 12 Oct 1870
Philip Henry Sheridan, 6 Mar 1831 - 5 Aug 1888
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 27 Apr 1822 - 23 Jul 1885
John Aaron Rawlins, 13 Feb 1831 - 6 Sep 1869
Charles Griffin, 18 Dec 1825 - 15 Sep 1867
John Gibbon, 20 Apr 1827 - 06 Feb 1896
George Gordon Meade, 31 Dec 1815 - 6 Nov 1872
Ely Samuel Parker, 1828 - 31 Aug 1895
Wesley Merritt, 16 Jun 1834 - 3 Dec 1910
James William Forsyth, 08 Aug 1834 - 24 Oct 1906
Theodore Shelton Bowers, 10 Oct 1832 - 06 Mar 1866
Edward Otho Cresap Ord, 18 Oct 1818 - 22 Jul 1883
Date
1867
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph with tintstone on paper
Dimensions
Image: 48.7 x 73.8 cm (19 3/16 x 29 1/16")
Mat (horizontal): 71.1 x 88.9 cm (28 x 35") - can be changed to standard E
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Artwork\Painting
Home Furnishings\Curtain
John Aaron Rawlins: Male
John Aaron Rawlins: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
John Aaron Rawlins: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
John Aaron Rawlins: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Robert Edward Lee: Male
Robert Edward Lee: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army
Robert Edward Lee: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President
George Gordon Meade: Male
George Gordon Meade: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
George Gordon Meade: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
George Gordon Meade: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer
George Armstrong Custer: Male
George Armstrong Custer: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Theodore Shelton Bowers: Male
Theodore Shelton Bowers: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Edward Otho Cresap Ord: Male
Edward Otho Cresap Ord: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
Edward Otho Cresap Ord: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Horace Porter: Male
Horace Porter: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
Horace Porter: Politics and Government\Diplomat
Philip Henry Sheridan: Male
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Ely Samuel Parker: Male
Ely Samuel Parker: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Ely Samuel Parker: Science and Technology\Engineer
Ely Samuel Parker: Politics and Government\Government official\Commissioner
Ely Samuel Parker: Native American\Native American diplomat
Orville Elias Babcock: Male
Orville Elias Babcock: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
Orville Elias Babcock: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer
Charles Marshall: Male
Charles Marshall: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Charles Marshall: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army
Walter Herron Taylor: Male
Walter Herron Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army
Wesley Merritt: Male
Wesley Merritt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Wesley Merritt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
James William Forsyth: Male
James William Forsyth: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Male
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\President of US
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Congressional Gold Medal
John Gibbon: Male
John Gibbon: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
John Gibbon: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Cyrus Ballou Comstock: Male
Cyrus Ballou Comstock: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor
Cyrus Ballou Comstock: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
Cyrus Ballou Comstock: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer
Charles Griffin: Male
Charles Griffin: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.80.114
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view