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Archer, James J., fl. 1862-1863 Salt print half length bust portrait, in Confederate uniform

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05786.03 Author/Creator: Archer, James J., fl. 1862-1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862-1863 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 20 x 15 cm Order a Copy

Ink inscription on mount: "J.J. Archer, Maryland Commanding Tennesse Brigade" No stars visible. Prior to July 1863 (captured at Gettysburg and not paroled until 1864).

Archer, James J., fl. 1862-1863

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