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O'Sullivan, Timothy Gen. Orlando B. Willcox and staff, 3d Division, 9th Corps, Petersburg, VA. [1864 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0277 Author/Creator: O'Sullivan, Timothy Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: 1864 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 19.7 x 14 cm Order a Copy

Pencil inscription on verso: "Wilcox." General Orlando B. Wilcox [seated] and seven staff officers. An enlisted man with bayonet fixed stands guard near the flag of the 9th Corps. "9329" "R-712."

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