Sixth plate panotype (photographic exposure on leather) of Union General Thomas Crook Sullivan, signed on verso Very Truly Yours, Thomas C. Sullivan, US Army. Nephew to Major General George Crook, Sullivan (1833-1908), born in Montgomery County, OH, enlisted as a 2nd lieutenant on July 1, 1856, and served on the Texas frontier with the 1st US Light Artillery, participating in the expedition against Juan Cortina's Mexican marauders. Following his time in Texas, Sullivan was sent to Washington, DC, in early 1861, and was chosen as a guard for President-Elect Lincoln during his first inauguration. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Sullivan was promoted to 1st lieutenant, 4/61; commissioned into US Army Commissary Dept. and promoted to captain and Commissary of Subsistence, 8/61; lt. colonel, 8/62; major by brevet, 3/65; and lt. colonel by brevet, 3/65. He remained in the army after the war, working mainly in supply and subsistence roles until retiring as Commissary General of Subsistence in November 1897. Following Sullivan's passing in 1908, which occurred at the Hotel Chamberlain, Fort Monroe, VA, his cremated remains were buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Section one. Condition: Wear along perimeter, including clipped corners. Image is dark. Slight warping.
Sixth plate panotype (photographic exposure on leather) of Union General Thomas Crook Sullivan, signed on verso Very Truly Yours, Thomas C. Sullivan, US Army. Nephew to Major General George Crook, Sullivan (1833-1908), born in Montgomery County, OH, enlisted as a 2nd lieutenant on July 1, 1856, and served on the Texas frontier with the 1st US Light Artillery, participating in the expedition against Juan Cortina's Mexican marauders. Following his time in Texas, Sullivan was sent to Washington, DC, in early 1861, and was chosen as a guard for President-Elect Lincoln during his first inauguration. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Sullivan was promoted to 1st lieutenant, 4/61; commissioned into US Army Commissary Dept. and promoted to captain and Commissary of Subsistence, 8/61; lt. colonel, 8/62; major by brevet, 3/65; and lt. colonel by brevet, 3/65. He remained in the army after the war, working mainly in supply and subsistence roles until retiring as Commissary General of Subsistence in November 1897. Following Sullivan's passing in 1908, which occurred at the Hotel Chamberlain, Fort Monroe, VA, his cremated remains were buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Section one. Condition: Wear along perimeter, including clipped corners. Image is dark. Slight warping.
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