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Turner, A. A. (Austin Augustus), fl. 1831-1866 [N. Lyon, Brig. Gen'l]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06447.01 Author/Creator: Turner, A. A. (Austin Augustus), fl. 1831-1866 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861 May 17 Pagination: 1 salt print Height: 24.1 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Full length portrait of Nathaniel Lyon in uniform as Brigadier General. Signed on mount. Handsome image. Inscription on verso reads "conn - 10 Aug 1861." Accompanied by a carte de visite of the same image (GLC06447.02).

Lyon, Nathaniel, 1818-1861
Turner, A. A. (Austin Augustus), fl. 1831-1866

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