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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [General Robert E. Lee, George Washington Custis Lee, and Walter Herron Taylor]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10009 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph signed Date: April 1865 Pagination: 1 item ; Framed dimensions: 45 x 39 cm. Order a Copy

One signed photograph os Robert E. Lee, George Washington Custis Lee, and Walter Herron Taylor dated April 1865. Signed by Lee. Depicts General Robert E. Lee with his son, Brigadier General George Washington Custis Lee, and Colonel Walter H. Taylor (as identified by various sources), Lee's aide-de-camp during the Civil War. Lee is seated, flanked by the other men.

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913
Taylor, Walter Herron, 1838-1916
Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896

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