[Cabinet photograph of William W. Averell]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02136.18 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph signed Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 cabinet card ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Order a Copy
Signed on mount, 3/4 seated in civilian clothing. With short biographical description on verso. Inscription on verso reads: "Maj. Gen. W.W. Averill. He led the advance on Manassass of Gen. McClellan. Took part in the famous Stoneman's Raid toward Richmond. Maj. Gen. for gallant services at Moorfield, Va."
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