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Benjamin Franklin Butler

Benjamin Franklin Butler

Photograph
c. 1864
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
John Huston on the Set of

John Huston on the Set of "Annie"

Photograph
1981 (printed 1983)
National Portrait Gallery
Garry Winogrand
Winfield Scott and Staff

Winfield Scott and Staff

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Union Army Officers

Union Army Officers

Photograph
1864
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Mathew Brady Studio
Jo Davidson

Jo Davidson

Photograph
c. 1950
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Unidentified Artist
Robert E. Lee and Staff G.W.C. Lee and Walter H. Taylor

Robert E. Lee and Staff G.W.C. Lee and Walter H. Taylor

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Siege of Vicksburg

Siege of Vicksburg

Print
August 8, 1863
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Frederick B. Schell
Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan

Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan

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1862 (printed c. 1890)
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Alexander Gardner
Winfield Scott and staff

Winfield Scott and staff

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c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
General Robert E. Lee and Staff

General Robert E. Lee and Staff

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1865 (printed c. 1866)
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Mathew B. Brady
Civil War Camp Scenes

Civil War Camp Scenes

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Abraham Lincoln, John McClernand, and Allan Pinkerton

Abraham Lincoln, John McClernand, and Allan Pinkerton

Photograph
1862 (printed c. 1890)
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Alexander Gardner
President Lincoln and Gen. McClellan on Battle-Field of Antietam

President Lincoln and Gen. McClellan on Battle-Field of Antietam

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October 3, 1862
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Alexander Gardner
Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

Photograph
1864
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Mathew B. Brady
George Inness

George Inness

Painting
c. 1890-1928
National Portrait Gallery
Franklin C. Courter

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