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Matthew's House, Manassas battlefield [VA], with horses and buggy and a small group of men standing out front.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0789 Author/Creator: Place Written: Manassas, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 10.8 cm Order a Copy

Inscription on verso: "Mathew's House 'Store House' Manassas/B.R." Numeric notation on verso: "53(55)."

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