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O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Camp of U.S. Engineer Battalion, Brandy Station, Va., March, 1864

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0160 Author/Creator: O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Place Written: Brandy Station, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: March 1864 Pagination: 1 albumen print Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy

A print of a photograph of athe US Engineer Battalion at Brandy Station, VA. Inscription on verso: "Also see 433- IX Camp U.S. Engineer Battalion" "IX" "310." Winter camp showing rows of log cabins at a distance. Horse stands in field in the mid-ground of image. Soldiers gather in the camp in the left part of the image.

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