Monday, March 9, 2015

Daguerreotype Portrait of American Brigadier General Thomas Lawson


Daguerreotype portrait of American Brigadier General Thomas Lawson, c. 1840's.

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Unknown said...

Lawson was a physician. He commanded the medical corps in Winfield Scott's army during the Mexico City Campaign in 1847. He and Scott were long-time friends. -Tim Johnson, author of WINFIELD SCOTT: THE QUEST FOR MILITARY GLORY and A GALLANT LITTLE ARMY: THE MEXICO CITY CAMPAIGN.