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Battlefield at Cold Harbor

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0867 Author/Creator: Place Written: Cold Harbor, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 9.5 x 11.8 cm Order a Copy

A blurred view of the field of battle at Cold Harbor, where two men seem to survey the carnage. Inscription on verso: "Battlefield Cold Harbor." Numeric notation on verso: "2."

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