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Brigadier General Joseph Bailey

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Description: Brigadier General Joseph Bailey was known for the rescue of the Red River Fleet by building a dam to float the stranded ships out. He also founded the smal...
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George Spaulding

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of George Spaulding of Brodhead, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band. Mustered out July 8t...
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Edwin Oscar Kimberley

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Description: Edwin Oscar Kimberley of Brodhead, Wisconsin, leader of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band. Mustered out July 8th, 1865.
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Frederick Knickerbocker

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Frederick Knickerbocker of Shullsburg, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band. Mustered ou...
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Sient Marris

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Description: Studio portrait of Sient Marris, the 1st Brigade's quartermaster.
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Centennial Old Abe

Date: 02 07 1876
Description: Centennial photograph of Old Abe, perched on a stars and stripes shield. The live war eagle was carried during the Civil War, by the 8th Wisconsin Voluntee...
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Unidentified Man of African Descent

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Description: Unidentified man of African descent from the Civil War period.
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Changing of the Guard

Date: 1950
Description: View of the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery.
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Inscription on the Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Date: 1950
Description: View of the inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery. The inscription reads: "Here rests in honored glory an American Soldier, ...
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United States Naval Academy

Date: 1950
Description: View across street towards several men and women standing in a park with trees and benches. Some of them are taking photographs of the United States Naval ...

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