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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Engraving of George B. McClellan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0388 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of George B. McClellan dated 1863. Bust portrait of McClellan. Note on the engraving that it was created "Expressly for Abbott's Civil War."

McClellan, George B., 1826-1885
Buttre, J.C., fl. 1865

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