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Two men in civilian dress sitting in clearing and smoking pipes, Brandy Station. [February 1864 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0416 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1864/02 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9.9 cm, Width: 10.5 cm Order a Copy

Both men wear knee high boots. Two horses are visible in the background. The man on the left sits on a box while the man on the right sits in a camp chair. Possibly scouts? The Library of Congress labeled the image as two men: "discussing the probabilities of the next advance." Inscription on verso: "Genl. Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notation: "175 XXXV."

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Military Camp
Tobacco and Smoking
The American Civil War

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