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"Union Commanders"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05135.143 Author/Creator: Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Cabinet Card Date: 1884 Pagination: 1 card Height: 11.5 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy

A composite photograph with individual images of Farragut, Sherman, Thomas, Meade, Lincoln, Grant, Hooker, Sheridan, Hancock arranged in a common setting to appear as if subjects all posed together.

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