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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 He Sleeps His Last Sleep [stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0805 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.6 cm, Width: 17.8 cm Order a Copy

Inscription on verso: "Photographic Incidents of the War. No. 554. He Sleeps His Last Sleep. A Confederate soldier being wounded had evidently dragged himself to a little ravine on the hill side, where he died." Numeric notation on verso: "30."

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