He was the savior of the Union army at the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia

Photographed in Nashville, Tennessee

(1822-76) Born in Joy, Wayne County, New York, he graduated in the West Point class of 1845. After graduation he fought in the Mexican War, and was cited for gallantry for his actions in the Siege of Veracruz, the Battle of Cerro Gordo, the Battle of Contreras, the Battle of Churubusco, and the Battle for Mexico City. Until the outbreak of the Civil War, Granger's service was on the western frontier as an officer of the Mounted Rifles, which in 1861 became the 3rd U.S. Cavalry. At the battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo., his conduct won him the colonelcy of the 2nd Michigan Cavalry, and the following spring in the campaigns against New Madrid, Island No. 10 and Corinth, he commanded a brigade. He was commissioned brigadier general on March 26, 1862, and major general to rank from September 17, 1862. On September 20, 1863, at the battle of Chickamauga, he marched his command, without orders, to the relief of General George H. Thomas, who was desperately holding onto Horseshoe Ridge with the remnants of his corps. Attacking with two brigades, and sustaining 44% casualties in less than two hours, General Granger contributed in great measure, by his heroic conduct, to saving General William S. Rosecrans army and the campaign in the western theater from total disaster. At the battle of Chattanooga, Granger commanded the 4th Corps, and thereafter saw action at Knoxville, the operations against Forts Gaines and Morgan and the capture of Mobile in 1865. He is also remembered for issuing General Order No. 3, on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, informing the residents, and then enforcing, President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. On May 2, 1866, General Granger was elected a First Class Companion of the New York Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, a prestigious military society for officers of the Union Army and their descendants. He served as commander of the District of New Mexico, 1871-73, and Cochise who was the leader of the Chiricahuan tribe, and his people went to New Mexico where he contacted General Granger to discuss peace terms, which the two did in March 1872, however, peace was not reached as the Chiricahuas ended up going to the Dragoon Mountains when they learned that all of the Apaches were being sent to Fort Tularos. On January 10, 1876, Granger died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he was serving in command of the District of New Mexico. He is buried in Lexington Cemetery in Kentucky.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Excellent quality half view in uniform with rank of major general. Back mark: Morse's Gallery of the Cumberland, No. 25 Cedar St., Opposite the Commercial Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. There is a very tiny piece of the albumen photographic paper chipped off at the upper right corner which is well away from the subject. Very nice image. Scarce, and very desirable with this Nashville, Tennessee back mark.