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[photograph of Major David Stemple, Jr.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.40.41 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 7 March 1865 Pagination: Height: 11.2 cm, Width: 7.1 cm Order a Copy

Photograph of Major David Stemple, Jr.

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