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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Col. Moorehead [stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0807 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Sharpsburg, Md. Type: Photograph Date: 1862/09/19 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.6 cm, Width: 17.8 cm Order a Copy

Inscription on verso: "Photographic Incidents of the War. No. 586. Col. Moorehead, 106th Pennsylvania Volunteers, on battle field of Antietam, 19th Sept., 1862."

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