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Mosby, John S. (1833-1916) Col. Mosby

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01442.14 Author/Creator: Mosby, John S. (1833-1916) Place Written: Richmond, Va. Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 11 x 7 cm. Order a Copy

Heavily retouched image of John Singleton Mosby in Colonel's uniform by an unknown photographer. Probably re-photographed. (Compare v. 1 p.601, William C. Davis, The Civil War Times Photographic History of the Civil War.)

Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916
Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916

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