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unknown, fl. 1861-1865; [Oval salt print of unidentified member of the Union Forces]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00555 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1861-1865; Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 salt print : b&w ; 43.0 x 32.5 cm. Order a Copy

One undated portrait of an unidentified member of the Union Forces. Identified on verso as "Col. Greene, A.Q.M."

Greene, fl. 1861-1865

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