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Moore, H.P., fl. 1862 Fish Pond, John Seabrook's Plantation, Edisto Island, SC. April 8, 1862

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0246 Author/Creator: Moore, H.P., fl. 1862 Place Written: Concord, N.H. Type: Photograph Date: 1862/04/08 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 30.5 x 26 cm Order a Copy

Shows three union soldiers, probably officers, in a row boat in the middle of a pond. The plantation master's house is visible in distance on the left hand side of the image. A white gazebo-like structure is on an island in the middle of the pond.

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