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President Abraham Lincoln Allan Pinkerton Visit Antietam Battlefield Civil War Union Army Photo Repro

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The2FunAdGuyz offer a new, high quality reproduction, print of an incredible Civil War era photograph. President Abraham Lincoln, Allan Pinkerton and General John A. McClernand were photographed shortly after the Union victory at Antietam.

The photo was taken at Antietam Creek, Maryland by Alexander Gardner on October 3, 1862. The Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862 was the bloodiest single day in American History with nearly 23,000 casualties on both sides. President Lincoln had come to Antietam to visit General George B. McClellan and his troops.

PHOTO DETAILS: the three men stand in front of a tent with Pinkerton on the left of Lincoln and General McClernand on his right. Lincoln in this view is facing forward. Both Pinkerton and McClernand have their right hands inserted into their Coats. The photo emphasizes Lincoln height (6’, 4”), which was accentuated by his top hat.

NOTE: we have a nearly similar photo in which Lincoln is facing to the right. To view that photo Click Here.

PHOTO CAPTION: Allan Pinkerton (l), President Abraham Lincoln & Major General John A. McClernand (r) at Antietam, Maryland on October 3, 1862. Photo by Alexander Gardner.

EVENT DETAILS: While the Union Army had been considered the victor in the Battle of Antietam, Lincoln visited Antietam to urge General George McClellan to pursue General Lee’s retreating army. At the time of this photograph Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) was head of the Union Intelligence Service. Pinkerton was also the founder of the Pinkerton Agency, the first detective agency. Pinkerton is credited with various modern police techniques including shadowing and undercover work. Pinkerton had been Abrahams Lincoln’s bodyguard on the trip from Illinois to Washington for Lincoln’s inauguration. On that trip Pinkerton foiled a plot to assassinate Lincoln. General John Alexander McClernand (1812-1900) was a lawyer and politician from Illinois which meant that he had considerable history, much of it contentious, with Lincoln. A War Democrat who had supported Stephen Douglas in much of the pre-war politics, McClernand was an extremely political general and probably had spent some of this event lobbying to replace General McClellan, under whom he served during this period. He was not chosen to replace McClellan after Lincoln fired him. General McClernand served in several capacities during the war, all the while practicing political intrigue. He remained a lifelong Democrat.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Alexander Gardner was born in Scotland where he worked as an editor and reporter before joining Matthew Brady's portrait studio in 1856. Gardner argued with Brady about the attribution of photographs and published his own book of Civil War photographs. After Gardner left Brady’s employ he opened his own studio in Washington, D.C. Many believed that Gardner was Lincoln’s favorite photographer and is generally credited with taking the last portrait of President Abraham Lincoln a few days before his assassination. Interestingly, Gardner was an avowed socialist and utopian. Gardner died in 1882.

ORIGINAL MEDIA: An original glass plate negative produced by the wet collodion process was used to create a digital image that has been used to produce this new print.

PAPER QUALITY: This new print is on a highest quality, acid-free, 100-pound glossy premium text paper that allows for maximum color brilliance and fidelity for older images.

AVAILABILITY: In Stock! – Ships Within 1 Business Day of cleared payment.

Image Size: 10.5 inches wide by 16.5 inches high.

Paper Size: 11 inches wide by 17 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. When matted, this format is perfect for a standard 16-inch x 20-inch frame, a manageable size for a wide variety of decorating purposes.

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DECORATING IDEAS: What a great print for the walls of a den, library or family room. This poster has also been used as a decoration in countless history and political science classrooms. Many lawyers have used it to decorate their law office.

GIFT IDEAS: This photograph of three men who would greatly influence our history should make a great gift for collectors of either Civil War or Abraham Lincoln memorabilia.

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