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Unburied dead at the Wilderness [stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0831 Author/Creator: Place Written: Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.6 cm, Width: 17.8 cm Order a Copy

Inscription: "Unburied dead on the battlefield of the 'Wilderness.' View taken several months after the battle, showing skeletons of the slain soldiers." Numeric notation on verso: "448."

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