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O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Headquarters Army of the Potomac - Brandy Station, April 1864. Provost Marshal's Office

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0113 Author/Creator: O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Place Written: Brandy Station, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: April 1864 Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 24.1 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy

A print of a photograph of the Provost Marshal's Office of the Army of the Potomic. Taken at Brandy Station, VA which served as the headquarters of the Army of the Potomic after 1863. A small group of men standing in front of two well constructed log cabins [including glass plate windows in doors] with brick chimneys and tin-lined roofs. Graphite inscription on verso: "Gardner XI 259."

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