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Major Lacy's house opposite Fredericksburg. [March 1863 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0566 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1863/03 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 17.8 cm, Width: 22.9 cm Order a Copy

Several men stand on the porch of the large house near the center of the image. Directly in front of them is a man on horseback. Two other men stand in front of the house on the right side of the image. Inscription on verso: "Lacy House [illegible]."

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