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![[Black soldier seated with pistol in hand, watch chain in pocket]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvYmxhY2stc29sZGllci1zZWF0ZWQtd2l0aC1waXN0b2wtaW4taGFuZC13YXRjaC1jaGFpbi1pbi1wb2NrZXQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/371/jpg "[Black soldier seated with pistol in hand, watch chain in pocket]")
![[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayonet, scabbard, and cap box]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTQvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXNvbGRpZXItaW4tdW5pb24tdW5pZm9ybS13aXRoLWJheW9uZXQtc2NhYmJhcmQtYW5kLWNhcC1ib3gtM2E0ODBiLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayonet, scabbard, and cap box]")
![[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayonet, scabbard, and cap box]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTQvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXNvbGRpZXItaW4tdW5pb24tdW5pZm9ybS13aXRoLWJheW9uZXQtc2NhYmJhcmQtYW5kLWNhcC1ib3gtOWI4YmM4LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayonet, scabbard, and cap box]")
![[Private Stanford Lea Jessee of Co. A, 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment in uniform with rifle and Bowie knife]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvcHJpdmF0ZS1zdGFuZm9yZC1sZWEtamVzc2VlLW9mLWNvLWEtMjl0aC12aXJnaW5pYS1pbmZhbnRyeS1yZWdpbWVudC1pbi11bmlmb3JtLTJlNGRjZC02NDAuanBn/40/45/webp "[Private Stanford Lea Jessee of Co. A, 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment in uniform with rifle and Bowie knife]")
![[Black soldier seated with pistol in hand, watch chain in pocket]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvYmxhY2stc29sZGllci1zZWF0ZWQtd2l0aC1waXN0b2wtaW4taGFuZC13YXRjaC1jaGFpbi1pbi1wb2NrZXQtMS02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Black soldier seated with pistol in hand, watch chain in pocket]")
![[Full standing black soldier, rifle with fixed bayonet]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTIvZnVsbC1zdGFuZGluZy1ibGFjay1zb2xkaWVyLXJpZmxlLXdpdGgtZml4ZWQtYmF5b25ldC1lYTA0NTQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "[Full standing black soldier, rifle with fixed bayonet]")
![[Black man, civilian, holding colt army revolver, ring on pinky finger, dred locks]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvYmxhY2stbWFuLWNpdmlsaWFuLWhvbGRpbmctY29sdC1hcm15LXJldm9sdmVyLXJpbmctb24tcGlua3ktZmluZ2VyLWRyZWQtbG9ja3MtNjBjMTdhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "[Black man, civilian, holding colt army revolver, ring on pinky finger, dred locks]")
![[Seated black soldier, frock coat, gloves, kepi]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvc2VhdGVkLWJsYWNrLXNvbGRpZXItZnJvY2stY29hdC1nbG92ZXMta2VwaS1lNjQ5ZDktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Seated black soldier, frock coat, gloves, kepi]")
![[Seated black soldier, frock coat, gloves, kepi]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvc2VhdGVkLWJsYWNrLXNvbGRpZXItZnJvY2stY29hdC1nbG92ZXMta2VwaS0zMTM1MGEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Seated black soldier, frock coat, gloves, kepi]")
![[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and slouch cap sitting with holstered revolver and cavalry saber]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXNvbGRpZXItaW4tdW5pb24tdW5pZm9ybS1hbmQtc2xvdWNoLWNhcC1zaXR0aW5nLXdpdGgtaG9sc3RlcmVkLTc2NDE1NC02NDAuanBn/40/53/webp "[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and slouch cap sitting with holstered revolver and cavalry saber]")
