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unknown, fl. 1861-1865 [Ambrotype of New Hampshire Volunteer, Miles Hodgon]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02189.02 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 tintype Height: 8 cm, Width: 10 cm Order a Copy

One undated cased tintype of a New Hampshire volunteer identified as Miles Hodgdon. Hodgon is pictured in a uniform and displaying the New Hampshire volunteer kepi.

Hodgon, Miles, fl. 1861-1865

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