This carte de viste photograph of General Garland is a full-standing studio portrait of him in uniform. He wears double-breasted frock with fringed dress epaulettes, sash, and sword belt. He holds his well-adorned chapeau in one hand and cradles his sword in the other. Image shows very good detail and is slightly on the dark side of contrast; mostly due to the dark setting in the studio. Backmark printed in red from “WARREN” in Cambridgeport, Mass.

John Spotswood Garland (1793-1861) was a United States Army Officer. A native of Virginia and career military man, he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant in the 35th United States Infantry on March 31, 1813. With over a decade of service, he was honored on May 7, 1827 with the rank of Brevet Major, United States Army. His promotion to full Major is dated October 30, 1836 and the subsequent rank of Lieutenant Colonel, November 27, 1839. With the onset of the war with Mexico in 1846, he was Brevetted Colonel for his actions at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Texas. By the same token, his actions at Contreras and Churubusco, Mexico earned him the honorary rank of Brevet Brigadier General on August 20, 1847. He received a wound at Chapultepac, Mexico while engaged with General Santa Anna forces. With 36 active years in the United States Army, he was promoted to full Colonel on May 7, 1849 and with nearly 50 years of military experience, would serve briefly during the American Civil War before dying of disease in New York City, New York on June 5, 1861. [jet][ph:L]

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