Black soldiers with artillery guns behind fortifications. [1861-1865 ca.]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0525 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 15.2 x 19.1 cm Order a Copy
Seven black infantrymen stand with cannons behind fortifications. An eighth man is just visible on the left side of the image. In both the far righ and left background are camps with tents. Stamp of the Century company on verso. Numeric notation on verso: "8538"; "110"; and "4."
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