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Pencil sketches related to the Mississippi River near Vicksburg [Decimalized .01-.03]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05555 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: circa 1863 Pagination: 3 sketches Order a Copy

Includes three pencil sketches, one created by Evelyn Kelsey aboard a Mississippi steamer. Accompanied by the original backing for each sketch. Backing consists of newspaper articles attached to Civil War military documents including lists of soldiers' names.

Kelsey, Evelyn, fl. 1863

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