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E and H.T. Anthony Robert E. Lee.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05135.072 Author/Creator: E and H.T. Anthony Place Written: New York, NY Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph : B&W ; 7 x 11 cm. Order a Copy

A young, dark haired Lee with mustache (but no beard) in dress uniform, holding hat with "VA" insignia. (Based on the ca. 1851 photograph of Lee; see GLC 439.) Heavily retouched. Half-length view.

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