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Andrew Carnegie

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Andrew Carnegie.
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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 11 1863
Description: Photograph of Lucius Fairchild of the 2nd Wisconsin made by Mathew Brady in Washington, D.C. about three months after the Battle of Gettysburg. Severely wo...
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N.B. Van Slyke

Date: 07 13 1872
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of N.B. Van Slyke at the age of 50 years.
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Rufus King

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of General Rufus King in uniform with epaulettes, with a sword across his left leg.
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Nathaniel Marsh Edwards

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Nathaniel Marsh Edwards. Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on July 5, 1837. 1st New York Volunteer Engineers on...
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Ambrose Burnside

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of General Ambrose Burnside.
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John G. Foster

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Description: Three-quarter length carte-de-visite portrait of Major General John G. Foster in uniform, holding his hat. At the start of the war he was the chief enginee...
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John C. Fremont

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Major General John C. Fremont in full officer uniform, holding his sword in front. During the war he commanded the ...
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Edwin Vose Sumner

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Description: Seated, waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Major General Edwin Vose Sumner wearing officer dress uniform. At the start of the Civil War President Lincoln...
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Edward P. Bridgman

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Private Edward P. Bridgman, Company G, 37th Massachusetts Infantry.
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Nathan B. Forrest

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. At the start of the war Forrest enlisted as a private but was quickly pro...
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Wade Hampton

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Confederate Lieutenant General Wade Hampton III. Prior to the of the war, he was one of the largest slave owners in t...
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J.B. Hood

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Description: Waist-up vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Lieutenant General John Bell Hood. He entered the Confederate army as a colonel and was quickly promoted to ...
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Gideon Welles

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Description: Engraved, full-length, seated portrait of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy from 1861-1869.
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Marcus Pomeroy

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Marcus Mills Pomeroy standing next to a chair with his hand in his pocket.

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