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McPherson, James Birdseye (1828-1864) Vignette bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0585 Author/Creator: McPherson, James Birdseye (1828-1864) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.3 x 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on verso "136." Ink inscription on verso "James B McPherson Major General Vols and" "Photo by A S Morse, Huntsville, Ala. 1864."

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