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Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) [Benson's battery of horse artillery near Fair Oaks]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06441 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Place Written: Fair Oaks, Va. Type: Photograph Date: 1862 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 10.6 x 7.2 cm. Order a Copy

No. 433 in series.

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