GDG- I voted - No
James Cameron
cameron2 at optonline.net
Sun Nov 18 11:04:03 CST 2007
The most I can say is that it may posisbly be Lincoln. However. there were
a number of mounted men in the procession wearing high top hats similar to
Lincolns. Specifically, the parade Marshall's, who can be seen in
photographs of the crowd around the speaker's platform. They can be
identified by the white sashes they wore. (For those with a copy of
Frassanito's "Early Photography at Gettysburg", see detail image 59d, on
page 165, which shows the mounted parade marshall's very clearly.) I can
tell for sure, in looking at the enlargement of the section of the
photograph possibly showing Lincoln, whether the individual in question is
wearing a sash or not.
Jim Cameron
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