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Unknown [William Farquhar Barry]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05918.01 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Washington D.C. Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861 October Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 10 x 6 cm. Order a Copy

Carte de visite of the Union Chief of Artillery, 1/2 length portrait. Inscribed to Ms. Belle Riley." Barry served as Chief of Artillery from 1st Bull Run through the Peninsula Campaign.

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