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[Civil War era tintype of Eleazer L. Sarsons]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03953.20 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 tintype Height: 7.5 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Pictures Sarsons from waist up, in a uniform with a knapsack slung over his back. He is hatless. GLC03953.18-.20 show Sarsons in different ranks, from private to captain.

Sarsons, Eleazer L.,1836-?

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