[Captain R.W. Crockett, of the 81st U.S. Colored Troops]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06378 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph signed Date: 1863-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 9.9 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy
Signed on mount. Crockett commanded the 81st U.S. Colored Troops, who principally guarded Port Hudson, La. After the 81st USCT was combined with the 88th and 89th to form the 77th USCT.
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