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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 [Reporters outside courthouse where Capt. Wirz was tried]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06999.32 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen Height: 21.7 cm, Width: 16.6 cm Order a Copy

Group of men (probably reporters, as evidenced by their pads of paper and pens) most likely gathered outside the courthouse where Capt. Wirz was tried. With various inscriptions on verso.

Wirz, Henry, 1823-1865

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