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This is a cabinet card showing Colonel Asa Peabody Blunt who was an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. He remained on active duty after the war, and attained the rank of brigadier general by brevet. Blunt was notable as commander of the 2nd Vermont Brigade. From 1877-1888, he was commander of the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Creator: Piper, S.
Date: Between 1880 and 1889
Item Number: 439563
Call Number: B Blunt, Asa P. *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 439563
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1880s
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Leavenworth
Military - Service - Army
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Cabinet cards
Places - Other States - New Hampshire
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Cabinet cards
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