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[1st Lieutenant James J. Lowell]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07316 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Oval photograph of Lowell, a 1st Lieutenant in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteers. Shown in full-length in dress coat on crutches.

Lowell, James J., 1837-1862

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