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PHILLIP HENRY SHERIDAN: born Albany, N.Y., 1831; died, 1888, served with distinction through Civil War. His famous ride took place at the battle of Cedar Creek, Va., in 1864. He was at Winchester, twenty miles away when he heard the defeat. Galloping to the scene, by his daring he turned his fleeing soldiers and won a victory.
British
1908
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph and metallic pigment on card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2014.13407
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: COPYRIGHT 1908 BY R.M. DONALDSON.
Back: divided. Mint.
B Co.
Back: divided. Mint.
B Co.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)