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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Capt. J. C. Tidball and officer near Fair Oaks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0446 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Fair Oaks, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1862/06 Pagination: 1 photograph 9.9 x 11 cm Order a Copy

Developed from a cracked plate. Inscription on verso. Show five artillery officers posed around a canon. Written near Fair Oaks, Virginia

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