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Women visiting camp and sitting near tent with a group of soldiers

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.217 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

No identification. Two women sitting outside a tent, holding an umbrella to shield them from the sun. Seven soldiers are under the tent.

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