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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Engraving of Brigadier General James B. Ricketts.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02455.29 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 25 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

Glued to lower right is a typed biography of Ricketts. "Photo by R.W. Addis." "Published by J.C. Buttre 48 Franklin St. New York"

Ricketts, James B. (James Brewerton), 1817-1887
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893
Addis, Robert W., fl. 1874

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