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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Carte de visite of Winfield Scott Hancock]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02136.11 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph signed Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 11 cm, Width: 7 cm Order a Copy

Signed after July 1866 when he was promoted to Major General because of his service at Gettysburg.

Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886

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