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Grand Review of the armies of the Union as it proceeds from Washington D.C. May 23-23, 1865.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0701 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1865/05/23-24 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 10.8 cm Order a Copy

The marching lines of soldiers are blurred due to their motion, as they travel over a woods-lined dirt road lined with spectators. Inscription on verso: "Review." Numeric Notation on verso: "187."

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