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2 Cartes de Visite of wounded soldiers, casualty return for the…
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Sydney
Date:
5-Dec-2010
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2 Cartes de Visite of wounded soldiers, casualty return for the 2 rd Regt 14th Mass heavy artillery. Captain Thomas Sweeny, lost his arm during the Mexican War, rose to the rank of General in the civil war, sitting front on view of a young Union soldier, he is wearing a four button army blouse, right arm resting on table, left arm appears to be missing, as left sleeve of arm blouse is handing limp. carte-de-visite of a sitting middle aged woman, no Id but believed to be a civil war nurse
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