Orville Gillett [graphic] / White's Photographic Rooms [photographer]. [1864]

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Orville Gillett [graphic] / White's Photographic Rooms [photographer]. [1864]

Carte de visite of Sergeant Orville Gillett, Jr. (died 1914), Third Michigan Cavalry, Co. I. Gillett, a resident of Tuscola, Michigan, was 28 years old when he enlisted as a corporal on September 10, 1861, at Tuscola, Michigan. Gillette survived the war. The photograph is part of a group of images collected by Orville Gillett of the Third Michigan Cavalry which was stationed at De Valls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas, the winter of 1864-1865. The Third Michigan Cavalry was part of the Union Army during the War Between the States or Civil War.

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 6 cm. (3 x 2 in.)

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Arkansas History Commission

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United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd.

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Historical note: Photocopied materials collected by unknown researchers. From the description of Military muster rolls [copies], ca. 1861-1862, 1868-1871. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 642200387 ...

White's (Firm : Little Rock, Ark.)

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Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

Gillet, Orville, 1832-1914.

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