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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Gen. Ambrose Burnside and 20 staff members, 9th Corps headquarters]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0049 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Cold Harbor, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 13.8 x 19.2 cm. Order a Copy

A print of a photograph of General Ambrose Burnside and his staff in 1862. A wood carving copy of this photograph was printed in Harper's Weekly on July 23rd, 1864. Graphite inscriptions on verso: "Burnside, Hancock" and "9333." Brigadier General John Buford is standing last on the right.

Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896

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