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Confederate fortifications, Morris Island, SC [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1259 Author/Creator: Place Written: Morris Island, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 8.9 x 8.6 cm Order a Copy

The image shows three soldiers standing amid fortifications with a group of A-frame tents in the background. Numeric notation on verso: "365." Inscription on verso: "Confederate Camp Morris Island."

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