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Brig. Gen. Rutherford B. Hayes and other officers, in front of tents, near flag pole. [1862 ca.?]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0313 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862 ca.? Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 34.3 cm, Width: 26.7 cm Order a Copy

Hayes is seated in the right foreground, accompanied by a slew of Federal officers and a white horse. A canopy of tree branches and brush stands behind the men.

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