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Sheldon, J.A., 1824-1886 Carte de Visite of [Sgt. Jacob Hart] in Co. E 47th Indiana and 1st Lt. U.S. Colored Infantry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07219.01 Author/Creator: Sheldon, J.A., 1824-1886 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Photograph signed Date: 1863 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Full length carte de visite of Jacob Hart, Sgt. in Co. E 47th Indiana. He also served as 1st Lt. in a U.S. Colored Infantry regiment.

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