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[photograph of Archibald Jerome Stemple]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.40.45 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: Height: 26.6 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

Photograph of Archibald Jerome Stemple. Oldest son of Major David Stemple ly his first wife. He was klkilled during the Civil War at Cold Harbor, VA.

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