General James Birdseye McPherson
This remarkable image of General McPherson has been taken from collections held at the Library of Congress and digitally enhanced. It has been reprinted on the finest museum quality paper. The conical Minié balls and round musket ball included in this piece were recovered from battlefields and campsites in the Western Theater of the war, near or on the scenes of many of the valiant struggles of the general and the men who served under him.
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Graduated first in his class of 1853, McPherson rose to command the Army of the Tennessee in March of 1864. He fought with distinction in the Vicksburg Campaign and in numerous battles in the Western Theater. McPherson was killed July 22, 1864 in the Battle for Atlanta. Grant reportedly said to Sherman of him that had he lived he would have become a greater commander than either of them. McPherson applied for leave shortly before the Atlanta Campaign to wed his Baltimore sweetheart – this was denied by Sherman who felt his presence “indispensable” in the battles to come.
This beautiful piece is framed in a cherry stained solid wood shadowbox, 12 by 10 inches and 2 and 1/8 inches deep, with a glass face - all made in the USA. It includes the relics as described above. The depth of the box adds a beautiful effect to the piece. Annotations are on the back of the frame and each has been individually signed by AMHSoc, denoting its origin as the limited edition piece that it is. Images are available in gray tones and Sepia.
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