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Flinn, John William (fl. 1863) [Photograph of Flinn as a 14 year old Confederate enlistee]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04573.01 Author/Creator: Flinn, John William (fl. 1863) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 daguerreotype Order a Copy

Daguerreotype photograph of John W. Flinn. Depicts Flinn as a fourteen year old Confederate enlistee, wearing a military hat and belt.

John William Flinn was a member of the 17th Mississippi Infantry in Barksdale's (Humphrey's) Brigade, McLaw's (Kershaw's) Division.

Flinn, John William, fl. 1863-1893

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