Exceptional large-format carte de visite from Mathew Brady’s famed “Album Gallery” series, titled “Generals Stoneman and Nagle and Staff, Near Richmond, June, 1862.” The arresting composition captures nine men, seven seated and two standing, arranged in front of a large Civil War tent, including Union generals George Stoneman and James Nagle, along with a young African American orderly and a reclining camp dog. The scene is alive with character and period detail, from slouch hats and frock coats to field gear and the taut canvas of the command tent, offering a vivid documentary window into the Union military camp during the Peninsula Campaign.

Published by Snow & Roos of San Francisco and originally distributed through Roos & Wunderlich, this Brady-issued photograph is No. 438 in the series and carries copyright warning text at bottom. The original paper label on verso further confirms Brady’s authorship and the image’s place within his landmark effort to chronicle the Civil War visually, at great expense and enduring historical value. A striking and unusually complete example with provenance to the California art market.