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Gen. Jas. Longstreet

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00863.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: November 12, 1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 11 cm, Width: 7 cm Order a Copy

Carte de visite of James Longstreet, Confederate general and Commander of the Department of East Tennessee and leader of the Knoxville Campaign.

Longstreet, James, 1821-1904

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