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[Sergeant Abram G. Bradt of Co. D, 4th New York Heavy Artillery Battalion in uniform with sword]

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[Sergeant Abram G. Bradt of Co. D, 4th New York Heavy Artillery Battalion in uniform with sword], 1861 (Library of Congress)
[Sergeant Abram G. Bradt of Co. D, 4th New York Heavy Artillery Battalion in uniform with sword], 1861 (Library of Congress)
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1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; mount 165 x 108 mm (cabinet card format) | Photograph shows identified soldier.


The photograph shows Sergeant Abram G. Bradt of Company D, 4th New York Heavy Artillery Battalion, wearing his uniform and holding a sword. The archive dates it to 1861. The photographer was W. H. Allen.

The image is an albumen print mounted on a cabinet card. Beyond what the photograph itself shows and what the archive record states about Bradt's rank and unit, nothing further is known about him, his service, or the circumstances under which this portrait was made.

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