Major General Samuel Wylie Crawford of 13th Regular Army Infantry Regiment and 2nd Regular Army Infantry Regiment in uniform

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Major General Samuel Wylie Crawford of 13th Regular Army Infantry Regiment and 2nd Regular Army Infantry Regiment in uniform

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Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, photographer

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1861-1865

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A half-body portrait photograph of Union Brigadier General
Samuel Wylie Crawford in uniform

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Half-body portrait photograph of General in uniform

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Brigadier General Samuel Wylie Crawford
(1829 - 1892)
Home State: Pennsylvania
Command Billet: Brigade Commander
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XII Corps
On the Campaign-In command of the 1st Brigade in the First Division of BGen Williams' Twelfth (XII) Army Corps, he took over the Division when BGen Williams relieved the wounded MGen Mansfield in command of the Corps. Crawford was himself wounded and relieved by BGen G. Gordon.

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