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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Military Telegraph Operators in Richmond.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06738.07 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1865 June Pagination: 1 albumen Height: 18.2 cm, Width: 23.6 cm Order a Copy

Negative by T.H.O. Sullivan; positive by Alex Gardner, 511 Seventh Street, Washington. 11 men grouped between pine trees in front of two tents. Seven of the men sit on chairs, while four stand behind them. A small dog occupies a director's stool at the left of the picture. The men have been identified as: (left to right) 1. Dennis Doren, Superintendent of construction. 2. L. D. McCandless. 3. Charles Bart. 4. Thomas Morrison. 5. James B. Norris. 6. James Caldwell. 7. A. Harper Caldwell, chief cipher operator. 8. Maynard A. Huyck. 9. Dennis Palmer. 10. J. H. Emerick. 11. James H. Nichols.

Emerick, J. H., fl. 1861-1865
Doren, Dennis, fl. 1864-1865
McCandless, L.D., fl. 1865
Bart, Charles, fl. 1865
Morrison, Thomas
Norris, James B., fl. 1865
Caldwell, James, fl. 1865
Caldwell, A. Harper, fl. 1864-1865
Huyck, Maynard A., fl. 1863
Palmer, Dennis, fl. 1865
Nichols, James H., fl. 1865

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