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Unidentified cavalryman seated, full-length [tintype] [cased]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0489 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 tintype Height: 12 cm, Width: 9.8 cm Order a Copy

Possibly taken in the field (see dirt and debris on ground). The man wears a buttoned-up overcoat and knee boots. Cased. 1/4 plate.

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