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Bell, Charles Milton, 1848-1893 [Cabinet photograph of Absalom Baird]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02136.16 Author/Creator: Bell, Charles Milton, 1848-1893 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph signed Date: 1889 Pagination: 1 cabinet card Height: 17.5 cm, Width: 11.5 cm Order a Copy

With short biographical description on verso. Awarded the Medal of Honor, Civil War at Jonesboro, Ga. Gilt edges. Sept 1864 - "Voluntarily led a detached brigade in an assault upon the enemy's works."

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