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O'Brien, Martin, fl. 1862-1863 Ulysses S. Grant Carte de visite

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07808.010 Author/Creator: O'Brien, Martin, fl. 1862-1863 Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Photograph Date: [ca. 1862-1863] Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 10.2 x 6.2 cm. Order a Copy

White mount with clipped corners and ink inscription "U. S. Grant" below image. Verso contains O'Brien imprint and pencil inscription "30-, AE." Vignette bust portrait in uniform. Photograph from engraving.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Union General
Union Forces
Military History
Civil War
Photography
President
The American Civil War

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