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Two officers and a man in civilian dress posed in front of tents.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0418 Author/Creator: Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 9.3 x 10.6 cm Order a Copy

The man in civilian dress is opening a flask and the officer standing on the right holds a tin cup. The second officer sits in a camp chair between the two other men. The rank insignia is blurred. Inscription on verso: "Genl. Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notation: "222 XXXV."

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