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The Civil War through a Child's Eye
Images of Children from
the Civil War Era
portrait of boy soldier City Point, Va. Brig. Gen. John A. Rawlins, Chief of Staff, with wife and child at door of their quarters

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Portrait of two children
Portrait of boy soldier
Children of Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, in donkey cart with dog, probably Mary Montgomery, Charles,
Montgomery, and John Rodgers
Richmond, Va. Bridge over the Canal; barges beyond
Unidentified boy seated in chair with child standing to left, three-quarter length, facing front
Two unidentified girls, about three and five years of age, the younger child seated in high chair, older one standing
beside her on left, both nearly facing front
Two unidentified children, a boy and girl, full-length portraits, seated
Unidentified man and woman, both about 30 years of age, with a child about two years of age seated on woman's
knee, full-length portraits, facing front, seated on chairs on carpet
Unidentified group of six women and a boy and girl, three women and the boy are seated in chairs
William Cassiday Cattell, holding large Bible, with five page boys
Unidentified boy, three-quarter length portrait, seated
Gertrude Mercer Hubbard Grossman, Roberta Wolcott Hubbard Bell, and Mabel Hubbard Bell as girls
Portrait of Pvt. Joph White, drummer boy, Virginia Regiment, C.S.A.].
Group portrait of an unidentified boy and girl, three-quarter length, seated on upholstered bench, facing front, holding books
George Leverett Stowell as a boy, three-quarter length portrait, standing, full-face, with hand on table with tablecloth
Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated in chair, holding doll
Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated with elbow on large book on table
Group portrait of two unidentified girls, three-quarter length, seated, facing front
Anne Dudley Roberts, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, as a girl
Mabel Hubbard, half-length portrait of a girl, facing front, seated
Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated in chair, holding a daguerreotype case
Richmond, Va. St. John's Church and graveyard from street
Benjamin family group portrait, posed around a column
City Point, Va. Brig. Gen. John A. Rawlins, Chief of Staff, with wife and child at door of their quarters
T.C.P. Bradhurst, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, seated in chair

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