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Lilienthal, Theodore, 1829-1894 Major Gen. N. P. Banks and Staff.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06168 Author/Creator: Lilienthal, Theodore, 1829-1894 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w Height: 34 cm, Width: 46 cm Order a Copy

Image showing General Nathaniel P. Banks with 17 men from his staff in military dress. Banks sits at the center. One staff member is identified in pencil as "W. S. Abet." The others cannot be identified.

Lilienthal, Theo. (Theodore), 1829-1894
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894

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