Portrait of General John C. Pemberton

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Description

This black and white portrait is of General John C. Pemberton, a confederate officer who led the Army of Mississippi from December 1862 to July 1863 and was the commanding officer during the Confederate surrender at the Siege of Vicksburg. Pemberton is pictured here with a long beard wearing a double breasted military uniform. His name is written as Genl Pemberton C. S. A. at the bottom of the photograph. His name is also written on the back of the photo.

Publication Date

1865

Subjects

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Generals--Confederate States of America

Keywords

portraits; Confederate Generals

Geographic Location

Vicksburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

photograph: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Photograph-General-Pemberton_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Southwest Mississippi Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

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.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Portrait of General John C. Pemberton, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University