Major General William Henry French
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Major General William Henry French A knees up view CDV
Front and back marked Brady’s National Portrait Gallery, New York and
Washington D.C. A West Point graduate of 1837, he gained extensive experience
in the Seminole and Mexican-American Wars before the outbreak of the rebellion.
During the Civil War, French became a prominent division commander in the Army
of the Potomac. He is most famous for his role at the Battle of Antietam, where
his division conducted the initial, bloody assaults against the Confederate
position at the Sunken Road, known as "Bloody Lane." He also saw
significant action at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. In 1863, French was
promoted to command the III Corps. However, his reputation suffered a terminal
blow during the Mine Run Campaign later that year. He was blamed for moving his
corps too slowly, allowing Robert E. Lee’s army to escape a potential trap.
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