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Attribution
Napoleon Sarony, 9 Mar 1821 - 9 Nov 1896
Sitter
William Tecumseh Sherman, 8 Feb 1820 - 14 Feb 1891
Date
c. 1885
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 30 × 18.2 cm (11 13/16 × 7 3/16")
Mount: 30.9 × 19 cm (12 3/16 × 7 1/2")
Topic
Weapon\Sword
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
William Tecumseh Sherman: Male
William Tecumseh Sherman: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William Tecumseh Sherman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
William Tecumseh Sherman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
William Tecumseh Sherman: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker
William Tecumseh Sherman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Marvin Sadik
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
S/NPG.76.63
Exhibition Label
Born Lancaster, Ohio
Remembered most for his “scorched earth” marches through Georgia and the Carolinas during the last months of the Civil War, William T. Sherman emerged from the conflict the most acclaimed Union general after Ulysses S. Grant. For many southerners, however, the name Sherman had become infamous. In 1869 he succeeded Grant as the U.S. Army’s top commander, a position he held until 1883. For most of those years he focused on protecting settlers in the West, and the railroads, from Indian incursions. In 1875 he published his memoirs; the second edition appeared ten years later, with the image shown here on the frontispiece. It was a favorite of his and depicts him about the time of his retirement from the army.
