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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [General Robert E. Lee]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10010 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: April 1865 Pagination: 1 item Order a Copy

One photograph of General Robert E. Lee dated April 1865. Depicts General Robert E. Lee seated, staring away from the camera, hat in hand. Damaged, with fragments missing. Contained in an oval mat.

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896

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