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Unknown Col. John H. Morgan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05135.076 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph : B&W ; 7 x 11 cm. Order a Copy

"Col. John H. Morgan. The Marion of the South." Morgan has short hair and is clean shaven. Bust portrait.

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