Thomas W. Sweeny (1820-1892)

Thomas William Sweeny was an Irish-American career soldier who lost his arm in the Mexican War. He served in both the regular army and with volunteer regiments during the Civil War and was wounded several times. He was ultimately promoted to brigadier general of volunteers. Sweeny was a close friend of Tad Lincoln. A member of the Fenians after the war, he led a group of Irish-Americans in an unsuccessful effort to capture Canada from the British in 1866.

Date:
1863 circa 5 years
Original Format:
Glass Negative Print
Item#:
MES20784
Photographer:
Mathew Brady
Height:
968px
Width:
629px
download hi-res watermarked image
Related Categories:

All Licensed images are available for download as jpeg files at 300 dpi of original size.

If your project requires an image at higher resolution, please email us at picture@picturehistory.com (be sure to include item number). Custom requests may require an additional charge.