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Capt. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Capt. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Carte de visite
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Carte de visite by James Wallace Black, 1862

10 cm x 6 cm

From the 20th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment carte de visite album
Photo. 67.11


[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

Capt. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. served in the 20th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War, alongside other Harvard graduates. Holmes went on to become one of the most famous Supreme Court justices in U.S. history, earning the nickname "The Great Dissenter."