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Unidentified private, with rifle and bayonet [tintype]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0500 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 tintype Height: 8.3 cm, Width: 6.3 cm Order a Copy

Standing full length portrait. The soldier wears an S-hook belt buckle and a unique insignia on his hat. He stands in front of a heavily illustrated backdrop showing an infantry charge and cannon.

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