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Union picket line in front of rebel Fort Mahone

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.070 Author/Creator: Place Written: Hartford, Conn. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

John C. Taylor, Hartford, Conn. Caption: "Union picket line in front of rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers 'Fort Damnation'. These are the original views taken by 'Brady,' the Government Artist, during 1861-2-3-4-5. They can be obtained only of John C. Taylor, 17 Allen Place, Hartford, Conn."

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