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O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Federal soldiers posed in front of the Appomattox Court House. [April 1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0278 Author/Creator: O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Place Written: Appomattox, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1865/04 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 24.1 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Soldiers posed in front of, and on the steps and porch of the Appomattox. Notes the stacked arms in the foreground. Wilmer McLean and children appear in the center of the photograph. Graphite inscription on verso: "Appomattox Court House." Written at the Appomattox Court House

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