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Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) "Gen. Chapman"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03029.30 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: [1861-1865] Pagination: Half stereo, 10.4 x 12.2 cm. Unmounted. Order a Copy

"9679" penciled on verso, along with misidentification of photo as "Genl. Sheridan" struck through in ink by a roughly contemporary hand. Image shows Gen. George H. Chapman seated outside his tent.

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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
Chapman, George Henry, 1832-1882

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