Albumen carte de visite showing General William T. Sherman seated at a small studio writing table. Sherman is pictured in full uniform, including shoulder straps and officer’s frock coat, seated on a carved chair while writing or examining papers on the tabletop. The composition is carefully staged with a draped studio curtain and furniture, giving the image a formal yet candid appearance that differs from the more common bust portraits of Civil War generals.

The reverse bears the imprint “C.M. Fassett’s New Gallery, 114 & 116 South Clark St., Chicago.” Period pencil inscription at the top reads “Gen W.T. Sherman” with additional notation “1862 / 64.”

A well-known Sherman image issued by the Chicago photographer Charles M. Fassett, presenting the general in a thoughtful working pose during the Civil War period.