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As brigadier general, wearing felt hat

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0540 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Identification based on inscription. Logan has an uncharacteristic full beard and mustache. No image of him as a brigadier general was available for comparison. Ink inscription on recto "Logan." Graphite inscription on verso "Maj Genl John A Logan Mem con from Ill." Photographers imprint on verso: "From Porter's Gallery, 106 Fourth St. Cincinnati. Photographs of all sizes in India Ink, Oil and Water colors. Daguerreotype and other Pictures Copied to any size."

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