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M. Scott

M. Scott

Print
c. 1861-62
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Stephen Augustus Hurlburt

Stephen Augustus Hurlburt

Photograph
c. 1862
National Portrait Gallery
Barr & Young
William Henry Furness

William Henry Furness

Photograph
c. 1875
National Portrait Gallery
Frederick Gutekunst
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.

Francis Preston Blair, Jr.

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
James Clark Bailey

James Clark Bailey

Photograph
date unknown
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Benjamin Huger

Benjamin Huger

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Joel Hawes

Joel Hawes

Print
c. 1825-75
National Portrait Gallery
Crow
Braxton Bragg

Braxton Bragg

Photograph
c. 1861
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
David D. Porter and David G. Farragut

David D. Porter and David G. Farragut

Print
c. 1865
National Portrait Gallery
Joseph Edward Baker
Albert James Myer

Albert James Myer

Painting
1876
National Portrait Gallery
George Peter Alexander Healy
John Ellis Wool

John Ellis Wool

Photograph
c. 1862
National Portrait Gallery
Meade Brothers Studio
The Herald of Relief from America

The Herald of Relief from America

Print
published February 28, 1880
National Portrait Gallery
Thomas Nast
John Eillis Wool

John Eillis Wool

Photograph
c. 1862
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Sergeant Gilbert Henderson Bates

Sergeant Gilbert Henderson Bates

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Kalakaua I

Kalakaua I

Photographic Negative
c. 1875
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist

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