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Nicholls, Francis R., fl. 1862 Salt print 1/2 length seated portrait, in Confederate uniform

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05786.16 Author/Creator: Nicholls, Francis R., fl. 1862 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 20 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Shows Nicholls with no (amputated) left arm. Dating based on his loss of arm at Winchester. Ink inscription on mount: "Nichols [sic]" 3 stars visible.

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