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Group of eight Union officers.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0206 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 albumen print Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 17.1 cm Order a Copy

A print of a photograph of eight Union officers seated and standing underneath a canopy made of pine branches. Seated at center is a brigadier general. There is a tent erected on the left, to the side of the canopy.

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