Maj. Gen. Ord, wife and child at the mansion formerly occupied by Jeff. Davis, Richmond, Va. In the doorway is the table upon which the surrender of Gen. Lee was signed

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Creator / Contributor: Brady & Co. (Washington, D.C.)
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), copyright holder
Title: Maj. Gen. Ord, wife and child at the mansion formerly occupied by Jeff. Davis, Richmond, Va. In the doorway is the table upon which the surrender of Gen. Lee was signed
Collection Title: Civil War stereographs, 1861-1865.
Publisher: New-York Historical Society
Date: 1865
Series: Photographic history. The war for the Union. War views.
Description: Stereograph: Family portrait of General Ord and his wife and child.
Notes: Edward Otho Cresap Ord (18 Oct. 1818-22 July 1883) Graduated from West Point in 1839. General in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. He is known for defeating Confederate�James E.�B. Stuart and playing a significant role in the final battles around Petersburg. Ord also witnessed the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox.
Institution: New-York Historical Society
Identifier: ad09036
1883
Subject: Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-1883--Photographs
Women--Photographs
Portraits, Group--Photographs
Armed Forces--Officers--Photographs
Children--Photographs
Historic buildings--Photographs
Generals--Photographs
Families--Photographs
Material type or medium of original: Stereograph
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