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Lacomb (fl. ca. 1864) Fort Negley, Nashville, Tenn. [1864 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0476 Author/Creator: Lacomb (fl. ca. 1864) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: 1864 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 27.2 x 23 cm Order a Copy

Occupation of Nashville. Looking up a hill toward the fort. Three men with horses in the foreground. Housed in box 46. Confederate salt print.

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