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Geary, John White, 1819-1873 Albumen photograph of John Geary in uniform by Henssey & Co.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00235 Author/Creator: Geary, John White, 1819-1873 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: 1864 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 27 cm, Width: 22.8 cm Order a Copy

Geary commanded the XII Corps at Gettysburg. He restored order to San Francisco but failed to do the same as territorial governor of Kansas. After the Civil War he was governor of Pennsylvania.

Geary, John White, 1819-1873

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