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Robert E. Lee and his Generals

Robert E. Lee and his Generals

Print
c. 1865
National Portrait Gallery
Goupil Lithography Company
John Singleton Mosby

John Singleton Mosby

Sculpture
1866 (cast 1972)
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Edward Virginius Valentine
Grant and His Family

Grant and His Family

Print
1867
National Portrait Gallery
William Sartain
Henry Alexander Wise

Henry Alexander Wise

Silhouette
1844
National Portrait Gallery
E. B. & E. C. Kellogg Lithography Company
Washington Irving and his Literary Friends at Sunnyside

Washington Irving and his Literary Friends at Sunnyside

Painting
1864
National Portrait Gallery
Christian Schussele
Jefferson Davis and Generals

Jefferson Davis and Generals

Print
c. 1861
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Joseph Wheeler

Joseph Wheeler

Photograph
c. 1898
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
The President is Dead

The President is Dead

Print
1881
National Portrait Gallery
Henry Atwell Thomas
Prominent Candidates for the Democratic Nomination at Charleston, South Carolina

Prominent Candidates for the Democratic Nomination at Charleston, South Carolina

Print
1860
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
General Grant and Family

General Grant and Family

Print
1867
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Currier & Ives Lithography Company
Henry Alexander Wise

Henry Alexander Wise

Print
1840
National Portrait Gallery
Charles Fenderich
General Grant and His Family

General Grant and His Family

Print
1866
National Portrait Gallery
A. L. Weise & Co.
Jeff Davis, On His Own Platform

Jeff Davis, On His Own Platform

Print
c. 1861
National Portrait Gallery
Currier & Ives Lithography Company
Joseph Wheeler

Joseph Wheeler

Photograph
c. 1898
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Our Great Authors

Our Great Authors

Print
1865
National Portrait Gallery
Thomas S. Sinclair

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