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Graves of U.S. Soldiers [copy 2]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.078 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1864/07/12 Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Caption: "Graves of U.S. Soldiers Killed in the attack on Ft. Stevens, July 12, 1864 -- View in front of the Barracks." Well marked graves with soldiers sitting in front of the grave markers and standing behind them.

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