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Capitol Building in Richmond, Virginia.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0718 Author/Creator: Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 10.8 cm Order a Copy

A view of the Capitol Building in Richmond, from across a park. Soldiers relax on the grounds with stacked arms arranged in rows and errected small cooking fires. Inscription on verso: "View in Capitol Grounds, Richmond." Numeric notation on verso: "154."

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