Gideon Welles

Gideon Welles

Here for your enjoyment is a highly creative photograph of Gideon Welles. It was created between 1855 and 1865.

Gideon Welles was the Secretary of the Navy under President Abraham Lincoln. He was largely responsible for building an effective Iron-Clad Navy, and was successful in blockading Southern Ports. Secretary Welles was one of several people in attendance at President Lincoln's Deathbed on April 14, 1865.

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Image ID# E988CEE3

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This Photograph Comes from the Collection:

• Mathew Brady Studio

And is Part of the Following Theme Groups:

• 1850s

• Abraham Lincoln Assassination

• Dignitaries and Statesmen of the 1800s