A memorable gathering of illustrious U.S. Army officers to meet General Grenville M. Dodge, Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Railway at the time of its successful completion over the first range of mountains to Laramie Plains: The scene shows the group in front of the officer's quarters at Fort Sanders, U.S. Army Post at Laramie City, Wyoming Territory in the fall of 1867, commencing on the lef

Photographic print inscribed bottom right: 'D.H. Anderson, N.Y.', based on original photographs; group portrait of generals in civilian dress, some officers, women and children in front of porch (title and descriptive text below missing). [Note: the Library of Congress has a similar photograph dated July 1868 and attributed to Andrew J. Russell; the date 'fall of 1867' on the current published photographic print appears to be incorrect as the event took place in July 1868. The dignitaries were at Fort Sanders with the Peace Commissioners for treaty talks with Red Cloud of the Oglala Lakota who was representing the Oglalla, Northern Cheyennes, Arapaho and Sioux.] Photographic print inscribed bottom right: 'D.H. Anderson, N.Y.', based on original photographs; group portrait of generals in civilian dress, some officers, women and children in front of porch (title and descriptive text below missing). [Note: the Library of Congress has a similar photograph dated July 1868 and attributed to Andrew J. Russell; the date 'fall of 1867' on the current published photographic print appears to be incorrect as the event took place in July 1868. The dignitaries were at Fort Sanders with the Peace Commissioners for treaty talks with Red Cloud of the Oglala Lakota who was representing the Oglalla, Northern Cheyennes, Arapaho and Sioux.] Presented, 1951, by Mrs. Sherman Haight.