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Tipton, W. H., fl. 1863 Tipton's Gettysburg Groups [reunion photograph of Green's 3rd Brigade, 12 Corps], Gettysburg, PA. [Late 19th-early 20th Cent. ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0301 Author/Creator: Tipton, W. H., fl. 1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1880-1920 circa Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 45.7 cm, Width: 35.6 cm Order a Copy

Large group of old veterans wearing civilian clothes and ribbons posed in a wooded area [probably Culp's Hill]. A sign on the center tree reads: "Green's 3rd Brigade, 12 Corps." Part of an old recruitment [?] broadside hangs beneath the sign. A man standing center holds a 12th Corps flag. A wooden stake in the ground in front of the group has the number "100" written on it. There also appears to be a small boulder in front of the men. Tipton's imprint notes him as "The Battlefield Photographer, Gettysburg, Pa." The number "340" was scratched into the negative and printed on the image.

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