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McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864 [James Birdseye McPherson]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05499 Author/Creator: McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 10 x 6 cm. Order a Copy

Carte de visite in uniform. Trimmed oval, no imprint. Signed as Major General.

McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864

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