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Officers quarters, Fort Wagner [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1183 Author/Creator: Place Written: Fort Wagner, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 7.6 x 8.3 cm Order a Copy

Image of the two large tents which have been placed side by side and on platforms in order to form the officers quarters at Fort Wagner on Morris Island, South Carolina. Graphite inscription on verso: "Fort Wagner Morris Island Officers Quarters. 15." Numeric notation on verso: "235."

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