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11th Corps German Unit, Blenker's Division Officers

c. 1862

American 19th Century

Associated Names

American 19th Century

Artist

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Artwork overview

Medium

albumen silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Funds from Ronald M. Costell, M.D. and the Estate of Marsha E. Swiss
Dimensions

image/sheet: 27.31 × 38.74 cm (10 3/4 × 15 1/4 in.)
mount: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)
Accession Number

2026.1.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Union Drummer Boy, Gettysburg, PA); Ron Perisho, Gettysburg, PA; NGA purchase, 2026.

Associated Names

Perisho, Ron

Inscriptions

on mount, below center of photograph, by unknown hand in graphite: [illiegible] Blenker Salm Salm

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