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Gurnsey, B.H. Wherry, Samuel S.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04506.61 Author/Creator: Gurnsey, B.H. Place Written: Sioux City, Iowa Type: Photograph signed Date: [1861-1865] Pagination: carte de visite, : White mount with gold rule border. Height: 10 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Verso contains Gurnsey imprint, ink signature of Wherry: "S. S. Wherry, 2nd duty sergt.," and pencil inscription in another hand: "Samuel S. Wherry, Co. M, 7 Iowa Cavalry, Resident of Wyoming, Native of Ohio." Half length seated portrait in uniform.

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