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Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) [Unidentified brigadier general and staff]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0151 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 23.1 x 17.7 cm. Order a Copy

A print of a photograph of a Union general and his staff. A total of eight men in the photograph. The general and two men are seated and four others are standing behind them. The eighth man leans against the cabin. The men are posed in front of a log cabin with a plank roof. A wooden sidewalk runs around the structure and a flagpole flying the United States colours is visible on the left.

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