![[Robert E. Lee, seated] / Brady & Co.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvcm9iZXJ0LWUtbGVlLXNlYXRlZC1icmFkeS1hbmQtY28tMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/374/jpg "[Robert E. Lee, seated] / Brady & Co.")
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[Robert E. Lee, seated] / Brady & Co.
Summary
Photograph shows portrait of Robert E. Lee sitting in a chair, holding a hat.
There are not many details distinguishing the Confederates from the Union soldiers in many of portrait photographs - they really were from the same country, the same culture. One of the differences that you do find is the less uniform appearance of Confederates: they are much less standard, often wearing bits and pieces of cast-off Union Army uniforms and often, even weaponry. One thing that’s specific to the Confederates is huge Bowie knives, humorously called ‘Arkansas toothpicks,’ often made by local blacksmiths.
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Date
01/01/1865
Contributors
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, photographer
Location
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
