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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Brig. Gen. James A. Garfield

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1119 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1862 Pagination: 1 print ; b&w Order a Copy

One print of Brigadier General James A. Garfield engraved by John Chester Buttre from an original photograph taken by Henry Ulke.

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893
Ulke, Henry, 1821-1910

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