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Collection Reference Number GLC05111.02.0509
From Archive Folder Cartes de visites 
Title Philip Kearny in officers uniform, full standing views, wearing cape and holding hat and sword
Date ca. 1861-1865
Author Brady, Matthew B. (1822-1896)  
Document Type Photograph
Content Description Rank insignia obscured by cape. In officer's uniform. He is also wearing a cape which covers his left shoulder (left arm was amputated during the Mexican War). His left sleeve is pinned to his uniform jacket just above his belt. In his right arm he holds a forage cap with decorative braiding and his sword. Graphite inscription on recto "Gen. Kearney." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. Anthony 501 Broadway New York from Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery."
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union General  Injury or Wound  Health and Medical  Battle  Death  
People Brady, Mathew B. (1822-1896)  Kearny, Philip (1815-1862)  
Theme The American Civil War; Health & Medicine
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945