Name/Title
Robert E. Lee and SonsEntry/Object ID
1998.10.0052Tags
Civil WarDescription
Black and white photograph portrait depicting Confederate General Robert E. Lee seated on the porch of his home in Richmond, Virginia. The image was captured eleven days after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House. Standing alongside Lee are his eldest son, George Washington Custis Lee, a major general in the Confederate Army (left), and Colonel Walter H. Taylor, Lee’s adjutant general (right).Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Lee, Robert E.Subject Place
City
RichmondState/Province
VirginiaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
Photograph CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Brady, MathewRole
PhotographerDate made
circa 1866Time Period
19th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
Very Good