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Portrait photo of General Jubal A. Early CSA [cabinet card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1374 Author/Creator: Place Written: [Lynchburg, Virginia] Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 10.8 cm Order a Copy

The image shows General Jubal A. Early in a close-up profile. He is wearing a civilian suit, has a long white beard, and is looking to his right of the camera. Inscription on recto: "Plecker Lynchburg, Va. Extra Finish." Inscriptions on verso: "Gen. Jubal A. Early" and "A.H. Plecker Lynchburg, Va."

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