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Stoneman, George B. Gen. George Stoneman and staff near Fair Oaks, June 1862 [stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00242.15 Author/Creator: Stoneman, George B. Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: 1864 ca. Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

From Photographic History series of reproduction, ca. 1890.

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