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Back end of Grand Review of the armies of the Union as it proceeds from Washington D.C. May 23-23, 1865.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0702 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington D.C. Type: Photograph Date: 1865/05/23-24 Pagination: 1 photograph 10.2 x 11.4 cm Order a Copy

The Review of the armies of the Union, as seen from behind and to the right of the covered wagons. A large U.S. flag hangs over the roadway in the background. Inscription on verso: "Review." Numeric Notation on verso: "172(169)."

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