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Unknown Officers and men of Co. K, 1st U.S. Cavalry [1st Division, Cavalry Corps], Brandy Station, Va. [February 1864 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0537 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: 1864/02 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 17.2 x 22.9 cm Order a Copy

The image shows a three-rowed line of cavalrymen holding sabres, both seated and standing on a slope behind three standing officers. Several tall, thin trees project from the background. Buglers are seated on the left side of the image in the front row, holding their instruments.

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