President Lincoln in Top Hat

Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and Major General John A. McClernand

Here for your browsing pleasure is an imposing photo of Antietam, Maryland; Allan Pinkerton (secret service and founder of Pinkerton Detective Agency), President Lincoln, and Major General John A. McClernand. Lincoln is pictured outdoors wearing a Top Hat. It was made in 1862 by Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882.

The illustration documents main eastern theater of the war, Battle of Antietam, September-October 1862.

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Image ID# F8FCE126
Ref: loc/Civil War Collection

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This Photograph Comes from the Collection:

• Civil War

And is Part of the Following Theme Groups:

• 1860s

• Antietam

• Civil War Battles

• Civil War Generals

• US Presidents