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Soldier's quarters New Berne, NC [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1246 Author/Creator: Place Written: New Bern, North Carolina Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.6 cm, Width: 8.3 cm Order a Copy

Image shows five soldiers standing in the yard in front of a two-storey house, with another group of approximately eleven on the second storey balcony. Inscription on verso: "Quarters of Soldiers on Front St. Secesh Jail. New Berne N.C. County Jail. Duplicates."

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