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Ely, Honorable Alfred of N.Y. While witnessing the Battle of Bull Run, was taken prisoner by Confederates and imprisoned in Richmond for nearly 6 months
Summary
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve.
Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 5075, 376; tape on emulsion: 676 [crossed out].
Hon. Alfred M. Ely, B. Conn.1815, M.C. 1859-63, Died: N.J. 1892. Witnessed Battle of Bull Run. Imprisoned in Richmond - 6 months.
Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954.
General information about the Brady-Handy photograph collection is available at loc.gov
Forms part of: Brady-Handy photograph collection (Library of Congress).
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Date
01/01/1860
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "Brady-Handy photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/389_bhan.html
