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Federal units standing for review, Lincoln's funeral parade, Washington D.C. [April 1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0705 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1865/04 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 10.2 cm Order a Copy

The armies of the Union, waiting to be reviewed. It is a wet day, the mud being clearly visible and the soldiers wearing their greatcoats. A regiment's state flag can be seen in the center of the image. Inscription on verso: "Review" [sic]. Numeric Notation on verso: "160."

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