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View of fallen soldiers at Antietam

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0888 Author/Creator: Place Written: Sharpsburg, Md. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9.8 cm, Width: 22.2 cm Order a Copy

A view of five fallen soldiers in front of an artillery piece at Antietam. Numeric notation on verso: "94."

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