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Language
English
Abstract
One carte de visite (2 1/2 in. x 4 in.) of Confederate General Henry A. Wise in uniform. Henry Alexander Wise (December 3,
1806 - September 12, 1876) was a United States Congressman and Governor of Virginia, as well as a general in the Confederate
States Army during the American Civil War. He served as US minister to Brazil from 1843-1847 during the administration of
President John Tyler.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Carte De Visite Portrait of Henry A. Wise, Confederate General, A&M 3934,
West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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