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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Carte de visite of James B. Floyd]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08671 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1863 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Annotated "Floyd the Thief" on mount and verso. Inscription also reads: James Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863), Va. Gov. Sec. of War. Conf. Gnl."

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