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General Meade, and others seated and standing outside of tent, Culpeper, VA. [September 1863]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0363 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1863/09 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 19.4 cm, Width: 24.6 cm Order a Copy

Meade sits in a chair with a group of officers in front of an open tent. Standing on Meade's right is General French, followed by General G.K. Warren [seated]. To Meade's left are Generals Hunt, Humphreys, and Sedgewick. Pencil note on verso: "329-VIII. Generals of the Army of the Potomac"

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