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Title: Civil War Soldiers
Description: The men in this tintype image were among 500 soldiers taken prisoner at Brentwood on March 25, 1863 and sent to Richmond. They were exchanged for Confederate prisoners and released, and were back in Nashville by June 15, 1863. Private Porter Wait, Company C, of the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry, is the second from the right (with beard).
Image ID: 11005
Creation
Date: 		1863 ca.
Creator
Name: 		Unknown
Collection
Name:
Genre: Photographs
Additional
Information: 		This image was loaned for scanning in Oct 2002 by Carol McLeester, Madison, WI, a descendant of Porter Wait. Permission is granted for public use.
Subjects: Prisoners of War
Civil War, 1861-1865
Men
 

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