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Roche, Thomas C. Buildings used as barracks by Federal troops in Richmond, VA. [1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0289 Author/Creator: Roche, Thomas C. Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph ; 40 x 29.9 cm Order a Copy

Large group of Federal soldiers posed in the windows of a four story brick building and on the sidewalk. A dog lies to the right of the two soldiers sitting at the at the corner of the building.

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