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BRADY, MATHEW (1823-1896) Ulysses S. Grant, City Point, Virginia. Albumen print, 71/4x43/4 inches (18.4x12.1 cm.), with "No. 186," "36," and another illegible notation in the negative in reverse. 1864
A rare and surprisingly casual portrait of the leader of the Union Army. This photograph was taken by Brady himself when he joined the troops in Virginia, between the Battle of Cold Harbor and the Siege of Petersburg. Brady's photographs of Grant were generally taken in the studio or with Grant stiffly sitting with his men in the field. The rakish tilt of his hat, the thrust out hip, and the tired, but slightly bemused, expression on his face show a side of Grant that is less like a General and more like a common man than any other portrait of him.
