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CDV OF GENERAL JAMES B. MCPHERSON

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Image is a seated view of the General from the waist-up. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with black felt collar and major general’s shoulder straps.

Contrast and clarity are excellent. Mount is good but the paper has an ink or tea or coffee stain running up the right edge.

Reverse has photographer’s imprint for BRADY’S GALLERY. There is also a faint period ink ID of “MCPHERSON” and a canceled 2 cent tax stamp.

Civlwardata.com has a succinct biography as follows:

“James B. McPherson major-general, was born in Sandusky County, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1828; entered West Point from his native state, in 1849, and graduated at the head of his class, June 30, 1853, being at once appointed brevet second lieutenant of engineers and assistant instructor of practical engineering at the academy, a compliment never before awarded to so young an officer.

He was next appointed assistant engineer on the defenses of New York harbor, and on the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson River, having previously been made full second lieutenant of engineers.

In Jan., 1857, he was placed in charge of the construction of Fort Delaware, and subsequently of the erection of fortifications on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, Cal., and was also connected with the survey of the Pacific coast.  In Dec., 1858, he was promoted to first lieutenant, and in 1861 was ordered from the Pacific coast to take charge of the fortifications of Boston harbor.  The same year he was made captain, and upon the appointment of Maj. Gen.- Halleck to the command of the Department of the West in November, he was chosen aide-de-camp to that general, and at the same time was promoted as lieutenant-colonel.

In the expeditions against Forts Henry and Donelson he was chief engineer of the Army of the Tennessee, and subsequently was at Shiloh and as colonel on Gen. Halleck's staff held the chief engineering charge of the approaches to Corinth which ended in its evacuation.

On May 15, 1862, he was made brigadier-general of volunteers, and appointed general superintendent of military railroads in the district of West Tennessee the following June.  In Sept., 1862, Gen. McPherson held a position on the staff of Gen. Grant and for his gallantry at Corinth was promoted to be major-general, dating from Oct. 8, rising to that position in the short space of nine years, and by merit alone.  From that time till the close of the siege of Vicksburg, during which he commanded the center of the Federal army, his career was one course of triumph.

Upon Grant's recommendation Gen. McPherson was immediately confirmed a brigadier-general in the regular army, dating from Aug. 1, 1863, and soon after conducted a column into Mississippi and repulsed the enemy at Canton.  In the memorable expedition to Meridian, he was second in command to Gen. Sherman, and during the Atlanta campaign his command was the Department of the Tennessee, including the entire 15th, 16th, and 17th corps.  He distinguished himself at Resaca, Dallas, Allatoona, Kolb's farm, and Kennesaw Mountain.  In superintending the advance of his skirmish line in the battle before Atlanta, on July 22, 1864, he had ridden from left to right, and was returning when he was suddenly confronted by a party of the enemy's skirmishers, and received a shot in the breast, causing almost instant death.”

The General is buried in McPherson Cemetery in Clyde, Ohio. [ad] [ph:L]

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