Group of seven soldiers and one black servant at a campsite, about 1862. Creator: Mathew Brady.

Group of seven soldiers and one black servant at a campsite, about 1862. Creator: Mathew Brady.

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Group of seven soldiers and one black servant at a campsite, about 1862. Posed portrait of soldiers during the American Civil War. One holds a rifle with bayonet while others smoke pipes. The African American man is placed apart from them, and is depicted holding a boot and brush, indicating that his job is to shine their shoes.

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