Charles B. Wilson, Civil War veteran who escorted Abraham Lincoln to Richmond after the end of the war, Los Angeles, 1927

Title: Charles B. Wilson, Civil War veteran who escorted Abraham Lincoln to Richmond after the end of the war, Los Angeles, 1927
Date Created: February 1927
Date: 1927-02
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Civil War veteran Charles B. Wilson in his home at 2328 Eleventh Avenue, standing next to a wall case with military medals. Another photograph of Charles B. Wilson taken at the same photo session appears in an article titled: "Sidelights on Lincoln Given: Memories of Emancipator Recalled by Angeleno; Civil War Veteran Tells of His Acquaintanceship; Birthday to be Observed by Many Organizations" on 2/12/1927. The article reports 2 stories told by Charles B. Wilson about his encounters with Abraham Lincoln during and after the Civil War.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Wilson, Charles B. Civil War Vet, 1927.

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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