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Moore, Henry P., 1833-1911 Rebel Gen. T. F. Drayton's House, Hilton Head, S.C

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05140.01.03 Author/Creator: Moore, Henry P., 1833-1911 Place Written: Hilton Head, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: 1862-1863 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 26.6 cm, Width: 34.4 cm Order a Copy

A face with open gate in front of a large house. A freedwoman leans on the left hand side of the gate with her hands on her hips. A white civilian man leans on the right side of the gate with his arms crossed. A group of military men stand in the yard and another freedwoman stands near house.

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