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Roche, Thomas C., fl. 1861-1865 Richmond hospital. [1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0288 Author/Creator: Roche, Thomas C., fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 21.6 cm, Width: 26.7 cm Order a Copy

Two Federal soldiers stand guard outside a three story, white, stone building. Men in light-colored frock coats stand in archways in front of the building.

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