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Burwell, James H.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04506.06 Author/Creator: Place Written: Sioux City, Iowa Type: Photograph signed Date: [1861-1865] Pagination: carte de visite, : White mount with decorative gold border around image. Height: 10 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Imprint of Gurnsey on verso, along with ink signature of Burwell ("J. H. Burwell, Burgess, Clinton Co."), and penciled inscription in another hand ("James H. Burwell, Age 19, Co. M, 7 Iowa Cavalry, Native- Ohio"). Oval bust portrait in uniform. Written at B.H. Guernsey

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