Ogden, H. A. Plate 20 “Major General-Staff & Line Officers 1851-1858”

H. A. Ogden. Plate 20.  “Major General-Staff & Line Officers. 1851-1858.” 

From Uniforms of the United States Army, 1774-1889.  New York: B. M. Whitlock, ca. 1890.  13 x 11 ½ (image).  Chromolithograph.   Chip in upper left hand margin corner not affecting image.  Very good condition.  

Born in Philadelphia, Ogden received his initial instruction in art at the Brooklyn Institute and the Brooklyn Academy of Design.  He worked for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper that allowed him to travel extensively around the United States and Europe. In 1881 he became a free lance artist, with an interest in history, which led him to record the uniforms of  the United States Army.