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Portrait vignette of General William T. Sherman USA [cabinet card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1368 Author/Creator: Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 16.5 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

The image shows a vignetted portrait of General William T. Sherman with his uniform unbuttoned, and looking to his left of the camera. Inscriptions on verso: "W. T. Sherman," "Large on in box," "Sherman," "Gen. W. T. Sherman" and "Died February 14th 1891."

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