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Buttre, John Chester, (1821-1893) Officers of Our Navy, 1861

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0118 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, (1821-1893) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1861 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 20.5 x 29 cm. Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Officers Of Our Navy, 1861" dated 1861. Portraits of Commodore Samuel F. Dupont, Commander Daniel L. Braine (mispelled Brain), Captain W. H. Ward, Commodore Hiram Paulding, Silas Horton Stringham, Captain C. Ringold, Commodor Tunis Augustus Macdonough Cravis, Samuel L. Breese, and Captain Andrew Hull Foote. Engraved and published by John Chester Buttre.

Dupont, Samuel F., 1803-1865
Braine, Daniel L., fl. 1861
Ward, W. H., fl. 1861
Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878
Stringham, Silas Horton, 1797-1876
Ringold, C., fl. 1861
Craven, Tunis Augustus Macdonough, 1813 -1864
Breese, Samuel L., fl. 1861
Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893

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