Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
These black and white illustrations are of Philip Kearny and Fitz-John Porter. On the left, Kearny, a United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War, is depicted in profile, wearing a dark, double-breasted military uniform with shoulder boards. "General Philip Kearny" is captioned beneath the illustration. On the right, Porter, a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War, is depicted in profile, wearing a dark, double-breasted military uniform with shoulder boards. "General Fitz-John Porter" is captioned beneath the illustration. The illustrations are in volume six of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
1890
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Publisher
New York : The Century Co
Time Period
1890-1899
Subjects
Kearny, Philip, 1815 – 1862;Porter, Fitz John Porter, 1822 – 1901
Object Type
image
Format (original)
illustration
Format (digital)
JPG
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V6_General-Phillip-Keary-and-General-Fitz-John-Porter_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 6
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
"Illustrations, Philip Kearny Jr. and Fitz-John Porter" (1890). Images. 299.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-nicolay-and-hay-images/299