Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [General Robert E. Lee and staff]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03088 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 20 April 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w Height: 35 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy
Image showing General Robert E. Lee and two members of his staff. The staff members are identified as possibly Lee's son G.W. Custis Lee (on his right) and Aide Col. Walter H. Taylor (on his left). Brady photographed Lee after his return from Appomattox to his home in Richmond, April 1865. (Other copies: GLC00957 and GLC00579.)
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