Major Allan Pinkerton, head of the Union spy
Major Allan Pinkerton, head of the Union spy agency called The Secret Service with four top hatted gentlemen, at Antietam, Oct. 3, 1862. The men are identified in the original caption as: Messrs. Allan Pinkerton, Hammond, Fargo, and Hall. Pinkerton led the Secret Service Department of the Army of the Potomac. US Civil War photo was taken by Alexander Gardner, during President Lincolns post-battle visit to Gen. George McClellan
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13123342
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45383537
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3000px x 2367px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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