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Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 Life Studies of the Great Army [print portfolio -- incomplete set]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08653 Author/Creator: Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 Place Written: New York Type: Header Record Date: 1876 Pagination: 20 prints [of 40] 49 x 48 cm Order a Copy

20 of 40 copperplate etchings made by Forbes while accompanying Union armies. Complete set under GLC02199. The condition of this collection is not as good as the complete set listed above.

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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