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Portrait of Maj. Gen. Alfred T. A. Torbert, officer of the Federal Army

Type - photograph or illustration: Photograph
Title - caption or label given by the creator: Portrait of Maj. Gen. Alfred T. A. Torbert, officer of the Federal Army
Creator - photographer or artist: Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, photographer
Date Created: 1860-1865
Abstract - summary of image contents: A half-body glass plate negative of Union Colonel
Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert in uniform
Subject - ex: soldier(s) in uniform, landscape, city street, interior scene, etc.: Half-body glass plate negative of soldier in uniform
Format - ex: ambrotype, glass plate negative, copy print, etc.: Glass plate negative
Rights - a statement of any use restrictions or ownership: This item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States because copyright has expired, but we have not determined its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. You are responsible for your own use.
Source - owner or repository of original or digital image: Library of Congress; Library of Congress
Description - notes, provenance, or other information about the image: Colonel Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert
(1833 - 1880)
Home State: Delaware
Education: US Military Academy, West Point, NY, Class of 1855;Class Rank: 21
Command Billet: Commanding Brigade
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 1st Brigade, 1st Division, VI Corps; Antietam on the Web

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