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Bell, Charles Milton (1849-1893) Genl. Jno. Moore, U.S.A. Brig Gen'l.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04196.02 Author/Creator: Bell, Charles Milton (1849-1893) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 cabinet card ; 16.5 x 10.7 cm. Order a Copy

Cabinet card signed on mount: "Genl. Jno Moore, U.S.A. Brig. Genl." Red imprint of C.M. Moore, Washington. With faint blue stamp in upper right corner "John B. Moore, Office of Internal Records, Washington." Moore is dressed in his army uniform with epaulets.

John B. Moore (1826-1907) was a Civil War army surgeon and was named Surgeon General in 1886.

Bell, Charles Milton, 1848-1893
Moore, John, 1826-1907

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