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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 African-American soldiers digging graves

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1102 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 10.5 cm Order a Copy

The image shows a large group of African-American soldiers digging graves. One corpse lies on the ground, and an officer oversees the activity on horseback. Numeric notation on image: "724." Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "724" and "X."

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