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Wright, Horatio G., 1820-1899 General Wright, commander of the "Bloody Sixth Corps" [stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00242.18 Author/Creator: Wright, Horatio G., 1820-1899 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1864 ca. Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

Wright took command of the Sixth Corps in 1864 with the death of Sedgewick.

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