SEATED VIEW OF MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS L. CRITTENDEN BY LOUISVILLE PHOTOGRAPHER

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The general is posed seated but looks to be leaning slightly forward. He wears a dark double-breasted frockcoat with black felt collar and cuffs and rather wide major general’s shoulder straps and light trousers.

Clarity and contrast are excellent. Paper and mount are good. Bottom of the mount has a period pencil ID that reads “MAJOR GEN. CRITTENDEN.”

Reverse has a photographer’s imprint of WEBSTER”S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY…LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY with the rest of the reverse being an advertisement for the company with a list of the images of other officers they offer for sale.

Thomas L. Crittenden was born in Russellville, Kentucky May 15, 1819, studied law under his father, was admitted to the bar, and was elected commonwealth's attorney in Kentucky in 1842.  1n the Mexican war he served as lieutenant-colonel of Kentucky infantry, and was volunteer aide to Gen. Taylor in the battle of Buena Vista.  He was from 1849 to 1853, under appointment from President Taylor, consul to Liverpool, then returned to the United States, resided for a time in Frankfort, and afterwards engaged in mercantile pursuits in Louisville, Ky.  Espousing the Union cause at the beginning of the Civil War, he was commissioned brigadier-general, Oct. 27, 1861.

At Shiloh he commanded a division and won by gallantry on that field promotion to major-general of volunteers, being assigned to command of a division in the Army of the Tennessee.  He com-manded the 2nd corps, forming the left wing of Gen. Buell's Army of the Ohio, served afterwards under Gen. Rosecrans in the battle of Stone's river, and at Chickamauga commanded one of the two corps that were routed.  He was afterwards given com-mand of a division of the 9th corps, Army of the Potomac, and operated with that corps in the campaign of 1864.  He resigned, Dec. 13, 1864 but was afterwards commissioned by President Johnson colonel of the 32nd U. S. infantry, and in 1869 was transferred to the 17th infantry.  He was retired by reason of his age, May, 1881. Gen Crittenden won by gallantry at Stone's river the brevet of brigadier-general in the regular army, which was conferred on him, March 2, 1867.  He died at Annan-dale, Staten 1sland N. Y., Oct. 23, 1893.  [ad] [ph:L]

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