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Soldiers posing in front of building

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.208 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

Nineteen soldiers in an empty building, possibly a train station. Soldiers are wearing light pants with light stripes on seams and waist coats.

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