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[General Albert Ordway]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07000.53 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1887-1897 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w Height: 43 cm, Width: 36 cm Order a Copy

Portrait of General Albert Ordway in dress uniform with four medals. Based on the uniform, the photograph appears to have been taken during Ordway's time as the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard. Ordway became Commanding General in 1887 and continued in that role until his death in 1897. There is some discoloration at the bottom of the photograph, as well as some along the edges. For a smaller version of the same image, see GLC07000.07.

Ordway, Albert, 1843-1897

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