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Beveridge, John L. (fl. 1860) In union uniform rank obscured, standing full-length portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1094 Author/Creator: Beveridge, John L. (fl. 1860) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 9.9 x 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Subject is holding officer's hat in left hand and a cane in his right hand. Ink inscription on recto "John L. Beveridge 2d Major 8th US Cavalry." Photographers imprint on verso: "Crater's 'Union' Photographic Gallery, 55 Clark Street. Opposite the Sherman House."

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