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[wood engraving. 9th Mass. (Bigelow's) Battery. Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. ]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02673.32 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: 1815-1860 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

"Hold this position at all hazards." Major M'Gilvery. Wood engraving, "Richardson."

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

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